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Hello Frisco, Hello   1943         N/R, 98 min. Genre: Musical / Comedy Director: H. Bruce Humberstone   Cast: Alice Faye, John Payne, Jack Oakie, Lynn Bari, June Havoc, Ward Bond, Laird Cregar, Aubrey Mather, John Archer, Frank Orth, George Lloyd, Eddie Dunn, Frank Darien, Harry Hayden, Charles Cane   This film is about the romance of a honky-tonk saloon singer Trudy Evans (Alice Faye) on the Barbary Coast and her ambitious lover Johnny Cornell (John Payne). As Trudy rises to stardom, Johnny leaves Trudy for Nob Hill socialite Bernice Croft (Lynn Bari). Trudy then heads for Europe where she gains more success and then returns to the Bay area hoping to reunite with Johnny. The film's song "You'll Never Know" won the Oscar for Best Song. Cast Alice Faye Gertrude "Trudy" Evans John Payne Johnny Cornell Jack Oakie Dan Daley Lynn Bari Bernice Croft June Havoc Beulah Clancy Ward Bond Sharkey Laird Cregar Sam Weaver Aubrey Mather Douglas Dawson John Archer Ned Clark Frank Orth Lou the Bartender George Lloyd Foghorn Ryan the Proprietor Eddie Dunn Forman of Renovation Crew Frank Darien Missionary Harry Hayden Burkham Charles Cane Policeman O`Riley