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A Little Bit of Heaven is a 1940 musical film starring soprano singer Gloria Jean. The story casts Gloria as a young member of a large Irish working-class family who becomes a singing sensation on a local radio station. The family's new-found wealth causes some discord until the family realizes that their closeness is what they value the most.
The film's title comes from a traditional Irish song that Gloria Jean sings at a family gathering. Her 2005 biography is similarly titled: Gloria Jean: A Little Bit of Heaven. The film is an unofficial sequel to 1939's The Under-Pup, featuring several cast members from that film, but as different characters. The group of girls in The Under-Pup was called "The Penguins", and Gloria Jean sings the group's song early in this film.
Original Release
10/11/1940
US Release
10/11/1940
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gloria Jean | Midge Loring |
Robert Stack | Bob Terry |
Hugh Herbert | Pop Loring |
C. Aubrey Smith | Grandpa |
Stuart Erwin | Cotton |
Nan Grey | Janet Loring |
Eugene Pallette | Herrington |
Billy Gilbert | Tony |
Kenneth Brown | Tony's Kid |
Billy Lenhart | Tony's Kid |
Directors
Writers
Daniel Taradash, Gertrude Purcell, Grover Jones, Harold Goldman
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gloria Jean | Midge Loring |
Robert Stack | Bob Terry |
Hugh Herbert | Pop Loring |
C. Aubrey Smith | Grandpa |
Stuart Erwin | Cotton |
Nan Grey | Janet Loring |
Eugene Pallette | Herrington |
Billy Gilbert | Tony |
Kenneth Brown | Tony's Kid |
Billy Lenhart | Tony's Kid |
Nana Bryant | Mom |
Tommy Bond | Jerry |
Charles Previn | Radio Conductor |
Kitty O'Neil | Mrs. Mitchell |
Helen Brown | Secretary |
Sig Arno | Francois |
Rafaela Ottiano | Mme. Lupinsky |
Chester Clute | Mr. Dixon |
Renie Riano | Mrs. Dixon |
Frank Jenks | Uncle Dan |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Joe Pasternak | Producer |