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That Brennan Girl
“I'm Ziggy Brennan....there's a girl like me in every town!”
5.6 / 10• 1946• 1h 35m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
Raised by Natalie Brennan, a flamboyant and irresponsible mother, Ziggy Brennan gets involved in hustling men at a young age. She hangs around with a wild crowd and learns gets her "street smarts" first from her mother, who wants everyone to think they are sisters, and then from Denny Reagan, an older man. He starts teaching her his tricks of the trade and she falls right in line with his crooked ways. Then one night she meets Martin J. 'Mart' Neilson, a tall, handsome, honest farmer boy who's a sailor and they fall in love. While he's away fighting the war, she discovers she's pregnant.
Cast & Crew
James Dunn
Denny Reagan
Lead
Mona Freeman
Ziggy Brennan
William Marshall
CPO Martin J. 'Mart' Neilson
June Duprez
Natalie Brennan
Frank Jenks
Joe, the Cabbie
Dorothy Vaughan
Mrs. Reagan, Denny's Mother
Charles Arnt
Fred, Natalie's 2nd Husband
Rosalind Ivan
Mrs. Merryman, the Nosey Landlady
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alfred Santell's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. That Brennan Girl is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
