Public Deb No. 1 (or Elsa Maxwell's Public Deb No. 1) is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring George Murphy, Brenda Joyce and Ralph Bellamy.[1]

Public Deb No. 1
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGregory Ratoff
Written by
Produced byDarryl F. Zanuck
Starring
CinematographyErnest Palmer
Edited byRobert L. Simpson
Music by
Production
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Distributed byTwentieth Century Fox
Release date
  • September 13, 1940 (1940-09-13)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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A socialite is introduced to communism by her butler.[2]

Partial cast

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Production

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The film's sets were designed by the art directors Richard Day and Rudolph Sternad.

References

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  1. Dick p.270
  2. "Elsa Maxwell's Public Deb No. 1". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. afi.com.

Bibliography

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  • Dick, Bernard F. The Star-Spangled Screen: The American World War II Film. University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
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