- Jenny (film)
Infobox Film
name = Jenny
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director =George Bloomfield
producer =Edgar J. Scherick
writer =Diana Gould (story)Martin Luvat
George Bloomfield
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starring =Marlo Thomas Alan Alda
music =Michael Small Harry Nilsson ("Waiting")
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distributor = Cinerama Releasing Corp.
released = 1970
runtime = 86 min.
country =U.S.A.
language = English
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amg_id = 1:26032
imdb_id = 0064510"Jenny" is the name of a 1970 film, starring
Marlo Thomas andAlan Alda , released byABC Pictures . The film was rated "M" for "Mature Audiences."Singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson provided "Jenny" 's theme song, "Waiting".Marlo Thomas plays the title role; a young small-town woman, who moves away to the city when she becomes pregnant through a one-night stand. She meets
film director Delano (Alda), who has received a draft notice and does not want to be inducted into the Army. Jenny and Delano take a liking to each other. Learning that an acquaintance got out of having to serve by having a baby on the way, Delano offers to marry Jenny, claim paternity and support her baby, if she in turn will play along, and he can avoid being drafted.The movie follows the months until Jenny's baby is born, and the ups and downs of their in-name-only marriage (including a visit back to her family and hometown, and his ongoing relationship with another woman), as Delano and Jenny await the outcome of his draft case.
elected cast
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Marlo Thomas as Jenny
*Alan Alda as Delano
*Marian Hailey as Kay
*Elizabeth Wilson as Mrs. Marsh
*Vincent Gardenia as Mr. Marsh
*Charlotte Rae as Bella StarNominations
The film was nominated for the
Golden Globe award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female (Marlo Thomas) in 1971.External links
*imdb title|id=0064510|title=Jenny
*amg title|id=1:26032|title=Jenny
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