Guy Madison
Eddie Tayloe
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Synopsis
A small inheritance lets a bored Texas reporter pursue his dream of writing plays in New York. The journey opens the way to unexpected encounters and a new life in Brooklyn. A bartender's account frames the hopeful traveller's mixture of ambition, romance and misadventure.
Cast
DirectorsWilliam Castle
Inspirations
Barry Benefield's novel Eddie and the Archangel Mike supplied the story. The screen adaptation retains the movement between Texas and New York that brings different local worlds into the same romantic comedy.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
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- Guy Madison — Communications Counselors, Hollywood (publicity agency) · Public domain
- Diana Lynn — The Bureau of Industrial Service on behalf of either CBS-TV or the program's sponsor, Joseph Schlitz Brewing. The Bureau, which was a division of ad agency Young & Rubicam, was widely used by studios, program sponsors and networks to distribute publicity material. · Public domain
- James Dunn — eBay front back · Public domain
- Florence Bates — film screenshot · Public domain
