That Brennan Girl
“I'm Ziggy Brennan....there's a girl like me in every town!”
1946•NR•1h 35m•5.5•Released
DramaRomance
Raised by Natalie Brennan, a flamboyant and irresponsible mother, Ziggy Brennan gets involved in hustling men at a young age. She hangs around with a wild crowd and learns gets her "street smarts" first from her mother, who wants everyone to think they are sisters, and then from Denny Reagan, an older man. He starts teaching her his tricks of the trade and she falls right in line with his crooked ways. Then one night she meets Martin J. 'Mart' Neilson, a tall, handsome, honest farmer boy who's a sailor and they fall in love. While he's away fighting the war, she discovers she's pregnant.
Director
Alfred Santell
Writer
Doris Anderson
Budget
$1M
Languages
English
Studio
Republic Pictures
Cast
James Dunn
Denny Reagan
Mona Freeman
Ziggy Brennan
William Marshall
CPO Martin J. 'Mart' Neilson
June Duprez
Natalie Brennan
Frank Jenks
Joe, the Cabbie
Dorothy Vaughan
Mrs. Reagan, Denny's Mother
Charles Arnt
Fred, Natalie's 2nd Husband
Rosalind Ivan
Mrs. Merryman, the Nosey Landlady
Fay Helm
Helen, Ziggy's Neighbor
Bill Kennedy
Arthur, Helen's Husband
Connie Leon
Miss Jane, Merryman Resident
Edythe Elliott
Miss Unity, Jane's Sister
Sarah Padden
Mrs. Graves, the Nice Landlady
Jean Stevens
Dottie, Natalie's Friend
Lucien Littlefield
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