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A Little Bit of Heaven is a american film of genre Musical directed by Andrew Marton released in USA on 10 october 1940 with Gloria Jean

A Little Bit of Heaven (1940)

A Little Bit of Heaven
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Released in USA 10 october 1940
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Musical
Rating62% 3.118633.118633.118633.118633.11863

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.

Actors

Gloria Jean

(Midge Loring)Robert Stack

(Bob Terry)Hugh Herbert

(Pop Loring)C. Aubrey Smith

(Grandpa)Stuart Erwin

(Cotton)
And :
Nan Grey
Eugene Pallette
Billy Gilbert
Nana Bryant
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