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The Girl From Jones Beach (1949)

• Director
  • Peter Godfrey
• Writers
  • Allen Boretz(story)
  • I.A.L. Diamond
• Stars
  • Ronald Reagan
  • Virginia Mayo
  • Eddie Bracken

  Ronald Reagan plays a George Petty-type magazine illustrator who creates a "perfect girl" from a composite of the features of several models. While relaxing at the beach, Reagan meets a lovely young schoolteacher (Virginia Mayo) who is the living image of his imaginary girl. Sensing a terrific promotional angle, Reagan ingratiates himself with the girl and attempts to secure her services for a series of cheesecake poses. The film leads to a courtroom conclusion wherein Mayo must strut around in a bathing suit to win her case. Girl from Jones Beach is worth the admission price alone just to hear Ronald Reagan pose as a Czechoslovakian immigrant--complete with accent.