The Bamboo Blonde (1946)

• Director
  • Anthony Mann
• Writers
  • Olive Cooper(screenplay)
  • Lawrence Kimble(screenplay)
  • Wayne Whittaker(story "Chicago Lulu")
• Stars
  • Frances Langford
  • Ralph Edwards
  • Russell Wade

  In this WW II romance, a small-time nightclub singer who works in a little Manhattan nightclub has a one-night stand with a handsome fly-boy. The next day, the B-29 pilot is sent to the Pacific and once there, his crew mischievously paints the picture of the singer upon his plane with the words "The Bamboo Blonde" beneath it. The pilot takes off to become one of the most fearsome fighters of the war, earning himself considerable renown back home. Ever the entrepreneur, the nightclub owner sees a chance to make big bucks off of the singer. He succeeds and she becomes famous. Later the pilot returns, but though he wants to be with his Bamboo Blonde he cannot for he is engaged to another -- at least for the moment.