Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven

(1948)

76 minutes.

Film / Comedy / Romance

Directed by William Castle

Cast:

Guy Madison as Eddie Tayloe
Diana Lynn as Perry Dunklin
James Dunn as Mike
Lionel Stander as Bellhop
Florence Bates as Mandy
Michael Chekhov as Gaboolian
Margaret Hamilton as Ruby Cheever
Moyna Macgill as Pearl Cheever
Irene Ryan as Opal Cheever
Colin Campbell as MacWirther
Clem Bevans as Capt. Bjorn
William Frawley as Agent
Alvin Hammer as Bernie
Roscoe Karns as Carmody
Erskine Sanford as Dr. Danson
John Gallaudet as McGonical
Audie Murphy

Eddie Tayloe's grandfather leaves him six thousand dollars and the money belt it came in, freeing Tayloe to leave his dull newspaper job in Texas and move to New York to become a playwright. Along the way, his car breaks down and a girl walking along the highway asks for a lift. It turns out she's a nice girl, named Perry, running away from a job at a gasoline station. Soon they're off to New York together, but part ways once they arrive. Time passes and Eddie is failing to sell his play; Perry is failing to find a job. Odd circumstances, involving an old pickpocket named Mandy, bring them together again. Three starchy sisters renting a room, a bartender named Mike, and a sleepy old immigrant running a mechanical menagerie all play parts in this romantic comedy.