| Release Date: | Apr 1944 |
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| Genres: | War / Musical / Drama / Comedy |
| Awards: | Nominated for Oscar. |
| Runtime: | 110 min |
| Cast: | George Raft (Tony West), Vera Zorina (Gloria Vance), Jeanette MacDonald (Herself - Guest Star), Orson Wells' Mercury Wonder Show (Themselves - Guest Stars) Marlene Dietrich (Herself - Guest Star) Dinah Shore (Herself - Guest Star) Donald O'Connor (Himself - Guest Star) Peggy Ryan (Herself - Guest Star) W.C. Fields (Himself - Guest Star) The Andrews Sisters (Themselves - Guest Stars) Artur Rubinstein (Himself - Guest Star) Carmen Amaya and Her Company (Themselves - Guest Stars) Sophie Tucker (Herself - Guest Star) Delta Rhythm Boys (Themselves) Leonard Gautier's Bricklayers (Themselves) Ted Lewis and his Band (Themselves - Guest Stars) Freddie Slack and His Orchestra (Themselves - Guest Stars (as Freddie...) Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra (Themselves - Guest Stars) Louis Jordan and his Orchestra (Themselves - Guest Stars) Charley Grapewin (Nick West) Grace McDonald (Kitty West) Charles Butterworth (Louie Fairweather) George Macready (Walter Bruce) Elizabeth Patterson (Annie) Theodore von Eltz (William Barrett (as Theodore Von Eltz)) Regis Toomey (Dr. Henderson) Ramsay Ames (Laura) Martha O'Driscoll (Herself - Guest Star) Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom (Himself - Guest Star (as Maxie...) Spooks the Dog (Junior (as Spooks)) Carmen Amaya (Herself) Laverne Andrews (Herself) Maxene Andrews (Herself) Patty Andrews (Herself) Louis Jordan (Himself - Leader of His Orchestra) Ted Lewis (Himself - Leader of His Band) Freddie Slack (Himself - Leader of His Orchestra) Orson Welles (Himself - Leader of His Wonder Show) Walter Abel (Himself (uncredited)) Louise Allbritton (Herself (uncredited)) Joel Allen (Soldier (uncredited)) Stanley Andrews (Australian officer (uncredited)) Evelyn Ankers (Herself (uncredited)) Richard Arlen (Film Clips in Dinah Shore Montage...) Martin Ashe (Man (uncredited)) Bob Ashley (Jitterbug dancer (uncredited)) Bobby Barber (Soldier in the W.C. Fields routine...) Rosemary Battle (Magic Maid (uncredited)) Louise Beavers (Herself (uncredited)) Noah Beery Jr. (Himself (uncredited)) Genevieve Bell (Mother in Montage (uncredited)) Hal Bell (Sailor (uncredited)) William 'Billy' Benedict (Joe (soldier) (uncredited)) Lee Bennett (Acrobat (uncredited)) Turhan Bey (Committeeman (uncredited)) Carlyle Blackwell Jr. (Soldier (uncredited)) Doris Bren (Magic Maid (uncredited)) Linda Brent (Magic Maid (uncredited)) Nancy Brinckman (Telephone operator (uncredited)) Steve Brodie (Australian Pilot (uncredited)) Charles D. Brown (Colonel Starret (uncredited)) Ed Brown (Soldier (uncredited)) Nigel Bruce (Himself (uncredited)) Rod Cameron (Clip from 'Gung Ho' (archive footage)...) Jimmy Carpenter (Soldier (uncredited)) John L. Cason (Soldier Listening to Radio (uncredited)) Agustín Castellón Sabicas (Agustin Castellón Sabicas (uncredited)) Lane Chandler (Ship's officer (uncredited)) Lon Chaney Jr. (Himself (uncredited)) George Chirello (Assistant to Orson Welles (uncredited)) Wallis Clark (HVC committee man (uncredited)) Peter Coe (Peter Cox (uncredited)) Lois Collier (Herself (uncredited)) Alan Cook (Soldier (uncredited)) Clyde Cook (Stooge (uncredited)) Eleanor Counts (Magic Maid (uncredited)) Richard Crane (Marine officer (uncredited)) Alan Curtis (Himself (uncredited)) Roy Darmour (Eddie (assistant director) (uncredited)) Leslie Denison (Reporter (uncredited)) Andy Devine (Himself (uncredited)) John Duane (Soldier (uncredited)) Ralph Dunn (Loomis (uncredited)) Bill Dyer (Messenger Boy (uncredited)) William Dyer Jr. (Messenger Boy (uncredited)) George Eldredge (Submarine officer (uncredited)) John Estes (Hospital patient (uncredited)) Majorie Fectean (Magic Maid (uncredited)) William Forrest (Colonel Edward Dobbs (uncredited)) Susanna Foster (Herself (uncredited)) Clair Freeman ((uncredited)) Ralph Gardner (Patient in leg cast (uncredited)) Leonard Gautier (Himself (uncredited)) Janice Gay (Magic Maid (uncredited)) Thomas Gomez (Himself (uncredited)) Fred Graham (Film Clips in Dinah Shore Montage...) Mack Gray (Lieutenant Reynolds (uncredited)) Thurston Hall (Man (uncredited)) Tom Hanlon (Announcer (uncredited)) Kay Harding (Woman (uncredited)) Carey Harrison (Colonel (uncredited)) Bill Healy (Ship's officer (uncredited)) Howard C. Hickman (Dr. Wood (uncredited)) Samuel S. Hinds (Himself (uncredited)) Leyland Hodgson (Australian reporter (uncredited)) Charles Anthony Hughes (Man (uncredited)) Gloria Jean (Herself (uncredited)) Frank Jenks (Chick Doyle (uncredited)) Charles King (Soldier (uncredited)) Michael Kirk (Man (uncredited)) Elyse Knox (Herself (uncredited)) Eddie Kover (Soldier (uncredited)) Don Kramer (Soldier (uncredited)) Molly Lamont (Miss Hartford - Secretary (uncredited)) Frank LaRue (Postman (uncredited)) Perc Launders (Studio Cop (uncredited)) Odessa Lauren (Telephone operator (uncredited)) Nelson Leigh (Bull fiddler (uncredited)) Lolita Leighter (Magic Maid (uncredited)) Doris Lloyd (Nurse (uncredited)) Anthony Marsh (Military Officer (uncredited)) Philo McCullough (Himself (uncredited)) Don McGill (Man (uncredited)) Bill Meader (Soldier (uncredited)) John Meredith (Blind soldier in MacDonald act...) Maria Montez (Herself (uncredited)) Dennis Moore (HVC officer (uncredited)) Edmund Mortimer (Theatregoer (uncredited)) Clarence Muse (Himself (uncredited)) Dick Nelson (Man (uncredited)) Nickolai (Dancer (uncredited)) Marie Osborne (Nurse (uncredited)) Robert Paige (Himself (uncredited)) Franklin Parker (Man (uncredited)) Grandon Rhodes (George Grayson (uncredited)) Addison Richards (MacDermott - Life Magazine Staffer...) George Riley (Man (uncredited)) Cyril Ring (Laughton - Life Magazine Photographer...) Alex Romero (Dancer (uncredited)) Mary Rowland (Magic Maid (uncredited)) Randolph Scott (Himself (uncredited)) Janet Shaw (Telephone Operator (uncredited)) Mel Shubert (Soldier (uncredited)) Jane Smith (Magic Maid (uncredited)) Lennie Smith (Jitterbug dancer (uncredited)) Gale Sondergaard (Herself (uncredited)) Charlie Spivak (Himself (uncredited)) Edwin Stanley (Taylor (film director) (uncredited)) Nick Stewart (Lieutenant Reynolds, U.S.A.F....) Walter Tetley (Soldier (uncredited)) Bernard Thomas (Soldier (uncredited)) Luis Torres (Soldier (uncredited)) Carl Vernell (Terry Dennis (dance director)...) Emmett Vogan (Harkness - Life Magazine Reporter...) Anthony Warde (Man (uncredited)) Billy Wayne (Terry Fife, Columnist (uncredited)) Steve Wayne (Soldier (uncredited)) Jack Wegman (Mayor (uncredited)) Jack Whitley (Man (uncredited)) John Whitney (Soldier (uncredited)) Frank Wilcox (Captain Williams, Army Doctor...) Jan Wiley (Telephone Operator (uncredited)) Bill Wolfe (Zoot Suit man (uncredited)) Duke York (Military Policeman (uncredited)) |
During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star on the lot--often playing themselves--in musical numbers and comedy skits, and were meant as morale-boosters to both the troops overseas and the civilians at home. This was Universal Pictures' effort. It features everyone from Donald O'Connor to the Andrews Sisters to Orson Welles to W.C. Fields to George Raft to Marlene Dietrich, and dozens of other Universal players.
