Kathy O'

Kathy O' is a 1958 American CinemaScope comedy-drama film directed by Jack Sher and starring Dan Duryea, Jan Sterling, Patty McCormack and Mary Fickett.

Kathy O'
Directed by	Jack Sher
Screenplay by	Jack Sher Sy Gomberg
Story by	Jack Sher ("Memo on Kathy O'Rourke")
Produced by	Sy Gomberg
Starring	Dan Duryea Jan Sterling Patty McCormack Mary Fickett
Cinematography	Arthur E. Arling
Edited by	George Gittens
Music by	Frank Skinner
Color process	Eastmancolor
Production company	Universal International Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	September 24, 1958 (1958-09-24)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Kathy O'Rourke is a child actress who portrays girls such as Shirley Temple on the screen. However, in real life, Kathy is a self-centered brat. Publicity agent Harry Johnson is tasked by the studio with the job of keeping national magazine reporter Celeste Saunders, his ex-wife, from discovering that their child star is a devil and not an angel. Celeste and Kathy become great friends because Celeste treats Kathy as a normal child and not as a star. When Kathy runs away to be with Celeste, Harry is accused of kidnapping her.

Cast

• Dan Duryea as Harry Johnson
• Jan Sterling as Celeste Saunders
• Patty McCormack as Kathy O'Rourke
• Mary Fickett as Helen Johnson
• Sam Levene as Ben Melnick
• Mary Jane Croft as Harriet Burton
• Rickey Kelman as Robert 'Bo' Johnson
• Terry Kelman as Tommy Johnson
• Ainslie Pryor as Lieut. Chavez
• Barney Phillips as Matt Williams
• Mel Leonard as Sid
• Casey Walters as Billy Blair
• Walter Woolf King as Donald C. Faber
• Alexander Campbell as Bixby
• Joseph Sargent as Mike
• Mary Carver as Marge

See also

• List of American films of 1958

External links

• Kathy O' at IMDb
• Kathy O' at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Kathy O' at the TCM Movie Database