This Is the Life

The story

18-year-old Angela, reared in a New England town by her Aunt Betsy, receives an inheritance which she uses to go to New York, ostensibly for voice training, but she is pursuing Major Hilary Jarret, an Army surgeon with whom she has become infatuated. Her departure depresses her childhood friend Jimmy Plum. Dr. Plum devises an errand on which to send his love-sick son to New York, where Jimmy discovers Angela thinks she is Jarret's fiancée. Jimmy also renews acquaintances with a group of show people, including Sally McGuire, who attempts to console him. Jimmy meets Jarret's divorced wife, Harriet, famed photographer. Jimmy engineers a meeting of Jarret and Harriet with Angela present, which forms the beginning of an understanding that Jarret is not for her. Jimmy is inducted into the Army.

Cast

D Donald O'ConnorJimmy S Susanna FosterAngela P Peggy RyanSally McGuire L Louise AllbrittonHarriet P Patric KnowlesHilary Jarret D Dorothy PetersonAunt Betsy J Jonathan HaleDr. Plum E Eddie QuillanGus F Frank JenksEddie F Frank PugliaMusic Teacher M Maurice MarsacLeon V Virginia BrissacMrs. Tiggett

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R Ray EberleOrchestra Leader B Bobby BrooksBobby Brooks Quartette Member J Jack ThompsonBobby Brooks Quartette Member W Walter SmithBobby Brooks Quartette Member S Sherrill LukeBobby Brooks Quartette Member B Ben CarterBen Carter (uncredited) L Libby TaylorCook (uncredited) J Joel AllenArmy Sergeant (uncredited) J Joyce ArleenBunny (uncredited) J Johnny ArthurMr. Ferguson (uncredited) B Brooks BenedictHeadwaiter (uncredited) J Jack ChefeWaiter (uncredited) J Judy ClarkDancer (uncredited) J Jean DavisGirl (uncredited) E Earle S. DeweyConductor (uncredited) P Pat DillonFat Boy (uncredited) R Ralph DunnCop (uncredited) O Otto HoffmanOscar (uncredited) M Mantan MorelandPorter (uncredited) R Richard NicholsTommy Tiggett (uncredited) S Sarah PaddenSarah (uncredited) S Sally PayneDolly (uncredited) C Constance PurdyMrs. Ferguson (uncredited) L Linda ReedMadge (uncredited) A Anne RooneyGirl (uncredited) W Walter SandeJoe (uncredited) R Robert ScheererParty Guest (uncredited) M Martha VickersGirl (uncredited)