The I Don't Care Girl - 1953

This semi-film within a film opens in the office of producer George Jessel, who never saw a camera he couldn't get in front of, who is holding a story conference to determine the screen treatment for the life of Eva Tanguay, and Jessel is unhappy with what the writers present him.He tells them to look up Eddie McCoy, Eva's one-time partner, for the real inside story on the lusty and vital Eva. Eddie's version is that he discovered her working as a waitress in an Indianapolis restaurant in 1912, wherein singer Larry Woods and his partner Charles Bennett get into a fight over her and both land in the hospital, and McCoy convinces the manager to put Eva on as a single to fill their spot. She flopped, but McCoy arranges for Bennett to be her accompanist, and she went out of his life. The writers look up Bennett, now head of a music publishing company, who says McCoy's story is phony, and it was Flo Zigfeld who discovered Eva for his Follies.

78min
1953
NR
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.2/10

Cast

Mitzi Gaynor profile pictureMitzi GaynorEva Tanguay
David Wayne profile pictureDavid WayneEd McCoy
Oscar Levant profile pictureOscar LevantCharles Bennett
Craig Hill profile pictureCraig HillLawrence
Hazel Brooks profile pictureHazel BrooksStella Forrest
Bob Graham profile pictureBob GrahamLarry Woods
Gwen Verdon profile pictureGwen VerdonSpecialty Dancer
Jean Darling profile pictureJean DarlingLilyan Tashman
Jimmie Dodd profile pictureJimmie DoddWill Rogers
Fred Essler profile pictureFred EsslerDutchman
Wilton Graff profile pictureWilton GraffFlorenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld
Julie Newmar profile pictureJulie NewmarSpeciality Dancer - 'Beale Street Blues'
Ray Montgomery profile pictureRay MontgomeryArmy Lieutenant
Nolan Leary profile pictureNolan LearyStage Doorman
Jimmie Horan profile pictureJimmie HoranAudience Member

About The I Don't Care Girl

The I Don't Care Girl Overview

This semi-film within a film opens in the office of producer George Jessel, who never saw a camera he couldn't get in front of, who is holding a story conference to determine the screen treatment for the life of Eva Tanguay, and Jessel is unhappy with what the writers present him.He tells them to look up Eddie McCoy, Eva's one-time partner, for the real inside story on the lusty and vital Eva. Eddie's version is that he discovered her working as a waitress in an Indianapolis restaurant in 1912, wherein singer Larry Woods and his partner Charles Bennett get into a fight over her and both land in the hospital, and McCoy convinces the manager to put Eva on as a single to fill their spot. She flopped, but McCoy arranges for Bennett to be her accompanist, and she went out of his life. The writers look up Bennett, now head of a music publishing company, who says McCoy's story is phony, and it was Flo Zigfeld who discovered Eva for his Follies.

Age Rating: NR
Runtime: 78min

Extra details

Original Title: The I Don't Care Girl
Original Language: English
Directed By: Lloyd Bacon
Production Companies
20th Century Fox