Too Many Girls (film)

Too Many Girls

Theatrical release poster
Directed by George Abbott
Produced by Harry E. Edington
Screenplay by John Twist
Based on Too Many Girls
by George Marion Jr.
Starring Lucille Ball
Richard Carlson
Ann Miller
Eddie Bracken
Frances Langford
Desi Arnaz
Hal Le Roy
Music by George Bassman
Cinematography Frank Redman
Edited by William Hamilton
Production
company
Distributed by RKO Pictures
Release dates
  • October 8, 1940 (1940-10-08)
Running time
85 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Too Many Girls is a 1940 American musical comedy film directed by George Abbott and written by John Twist. The film stars Lucille Ball, Richard Carlson, Ann Miller, Eddie Bracken, Frances Langford, Desi Arnaz and Hal Le Roy. The film was released on October 8, 1940, by RKO Pictures.[1][2][3] Both Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball credited the production for bringing them together. They married on November 30, 1940, less than two months after the film's release.

Plot

Mr Casey's daughter, Connie, wants to go to Pottawatomie College and without her knowledge he sends four football players as her bodyguards. The college is in financial trouble and her bodyguards use their salary to help the college. The football players join the college team, and the team becomes one of the best. One of the football players, Clint, falls in love with Connie, but when she discovers he is her bodyguard, she decides to go back East. The bodyguards follow her, leaving the team in the lurch.

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