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UNITED STATES · 1943

Nobody’s Darling

Anthony Mann
high school romance underdog transformation unrequited love self-esteem coming of age
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Synopsis

Ugly duckling Janie Farnsworth is a student at Pennington High School, and has a crush on Charles Grant, Jr., who is the writer and producer of the upcoming school play. But Chuck thinks that she is too untalented and unglamorous to have a part in his production....

Year1943
CountryUnited States
DirectorAnthony Mann
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