Thousands Cheer (1943)

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2h 5min
Comedy, Drama
Jan 1944 (USA)
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Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel's pretty daughter. Their romance hits a few snags, including disapproval from her father. Eddie's also plagued by fear of having an... See more »

Director:

George Sidney

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Nominated for 3 Oscars.
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Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel's pretty daughter. Their romance hits a few snags, including disapproval from her father. Eddie's also plagued by fear of having an accident during his family's trapeze act in the army variety show, which also features a gallery of MGM stars.

Still of Kathryn Grayson and José Iturbi in Thousands Cheer (1943)

Still of Mary Astor and John Boles (I) in Thousands Cheer (1943)

Still of Mary Astor, John Boles (I) and Kathryn Grayson in Thousands Cheer (1943)

Still of John Boles (I), Kathryn Grayson and Frank Jenks (III) in Thousands Cheer (1943)

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	Kathryn Grayson	...	Kathryn Jones
	Gene Kelly	...	Pvt. Eddie Marsh
	Mary Astor	...	Hyllary Jones
	John Boles	...	Col. Bill Jones
	Ben Blue	...	Chuck Polansky
	Frances Rafferty	...	Marie Corbino
	Mary Elliott	...	Helen Corbino
	Frank Jenks	...	Sgt. Koslack
	Frank Sully	...	Alan
	Dick Simmons	...	Capt. Fred Avery
	Ben Lessy	...	Silent Monk
	Mickey Rooney	...	Mickey Rooney - Emcee at the Show
	Judy Garland	...	Judy Garland
	Red Skelton	...	Red Skelton
	Eleanor Powell	...	Eleanor Powell
	Ann Sothern	...	Ann Sothern
	Lucille Ball	...	Lucille Ball
	Virginia O'Brien	...	Virginia O'Brien
	Frank Morgan	...	Dr. Frank Morgan
	Lena Horne	...	Lena Horne
	Marsha Hunt	...	Marsha Hunt
	Marilyn Maxwell	...	Drug Store Clerk in Red Skelton Skit
	Donna Reed	...	Customer in Red Skelton Skit
	Margaret O'Brien	...	Customer in Red Skelton Skit
	June Allyson	...	June Allyson
	Gloria DeHaven	...	Gloria DeHaven
	John Conte	...	Dr. Conte in Frank Morgan Skit
	Sara Haden	...	Second Nurse in Frank Morgan Skit
	Don Loper	...	Don Loper
	Maxine Barrat	...	Maxine Barrat
	Kay Kyser	...	Kay Kyser
	Kay Kyser Band	...	Kay Kyser's Orchestra (as Kay Kyser and His Orchestra)
	Bob Crosby	...	Bob Crosby
	Bob Crosby Orchestra	...	Bob Crosby's Orchestra (as Bob Crosby and His Orchestra)
	Benny Carter	...	Benny Carter (as Benny Carter and His Band)
	José Iturbi	...	José Iturbi
	M-G-M Dancing Girls	...	Dancers (as The M-G-M Dancing Girls)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Carol Adams	...	Finale Chorus Member (uncredited)
	Sig Arno	...	Uncle Algy (uncredited)
	Harry Babbitt	...	Singer in 'I Dug a Ditch' Number (uncredited)
	M.A. Bogue	...	Singer in 'I Dug a Ditch' Number (uncredited)
	Barbara Brewster	...	Finale Chorus Member (uncredited)
	Gloria Brewster	...	Finale Chorus Member (uncredited)
	Georgia Carroll	...	Singer in 'I Dug a Ditch' (uncredited)
	Wesley Carthew	...	Finale Chorus Member (uncredited)
	Wally Cassell	...	Jack (uncredited)
	Cyd Charisse	...	Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)
	Eileen Coghlan	...	Girl at Train Station (uncredited)
	Charles Cota	...	Singer in 'I Dug a Ditch' Number (uncredited)
	Cliff Danielson	...	Soldier at Train Station (uncredited)
	Sayre Dearing	...	Solder at Train Station (uncredited)
	Natalie Draper	...	Girl at Train Station (uncredited)
	Estelle Etterre	...	Finale Chorus Member (uncredited)
	Franklyn Farnum	...	Man in Audience (uncredited)
	Bess Flowers	...	Bathing Beauty in Red Skelton Skit (uncredited)
	Dorothy Ford	...	Dancer in Don Liper Number / Bathing Beauty in Red Skelton Skit (uncredited)
	Jack Gargan	...	Spectator at Iturbi Concert (uncredited)
	Harriette Haddon	...	Bathing Beauty in Red Skelton Skit / Finale Chorus Member (uncredited)
	Beatrice Hagen	...	Dancer / Finale Chorus Member (uncredited)
	Aileen Haley	...	Girl at Train Station (uncredited)
	Sam Harris	...	Finale Chorus Member (uncredited)
	Myron Healey	...	Soldier at Train Station with Polish Girl (uncredited)
	George Hoagland	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Betty Jaynes	...	Girl at Train Station (uncredited)
	Willy Kaufman	...	Papa Corbino (uncredited)
	Robert Keith	...	Singer in 'I Dug a Ditch' (uncredited)
	Kenner G. Kemp	...	Marine Spectator at Iturbi Concert (uncredited)
	Linda Landi	...	Polish Girl at Train Station (uncredited)
	Sylvia Liggett	...	Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)
	Marta Linden	...	First Nurse in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited)
	Barbara Mace	...	Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)
	Wilbur Mack	...	Finale Chorus Member (uncredited)
	Ming MacMurray	...	Finale Chorus Member (uncredited)
	Sully Mason	...	Singer in 'I Dug a Ditch' Number (uncredited)
	Matt Mattox	...	Finale Chorus Member (uncredited)
	Violet McClelland	...	Girl at Train Station (uncredited)
	Tom McGuire	...	Finale Chorus Member (uncredited)
	James Millican	...	Captain at Eddie's Trial (uncredited)
	Edmund Mortimer	...	Guest (uncredited)
	Odette Myrtil	...	Mama Corbino (uncredited)
	Bea Nigro	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	William H. O'Brien	...	Finale Chorus Member (uncredited)
	Helen O'Hara	...	Dancer in Don Loper Number / Bathing Beauty in Red Skelton Skit (uncredited)
	Henry O'Neill	...	Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited)
	Susan Paley	...	Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)
	Kathryn Pumby	...	Bathing Beauty in Red Skelton Skit / Finale Chorus Member (uncredited)
	Edmund Queenston	...	Finale Chorus Member (uncredited)
	Dorothy Raye	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Peggy Remington	...	Guest (uncredited)
	Sam Savitsky	...	Finale Chorus Member (uncredited)
	Carl Saxe	...	Sergeant Major (uncredited)
	Paul Speer	...	Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
	Larry Steers	...	Finale Chorus Member (uncredited)
	Harry Strang	...	Maj. Haines (uncredited)
	William Tannen	...	Stockade Sergeant (uncredited)
	Don Taylor	...	Soldier at Train Station (uncredited)
	Ray Teal	...	Ringmaster at Circus (uncredited)
	Florence Turner	...	Mother at Train Station (uncredited)
	Dorothy Tuttle	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	James Warren	...	Soldier at Train Station (uncredited)
	Bryant Washburn	...	Lt. Col. Brand (uncredited)
	Bunny Waters	...	Bathing Beauty in Red Skelton Skit (uncredited)
	Larry Wheat	...	Man in Circus Crowd (uncredited)
	Eve Whitney	...	Girl at Train Station (uncredited)
	Dick Winslow	...	Soldier (uncredited)

Directed by

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George Sidney

Written by

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Paul Jarrico	...	(story "Private Miss Jones") and
Richard Collins	...	(story "Private Miss Jones")

Paul Jarrico	...	(screenplay) and
Richard Collins	...	(screenplay)

Produced by

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Joe Pasternak

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producer (as Joseph Pasternak)

Music by

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Herbert Stothart

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(uncredited)

Cinematography by

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George J. Folsey

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director of photography (as George Folsey)

Editing by

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George Boemler

Editorial Department

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Henri Jaffa	...	associate color director: Technicolor
Natalie Kalmus	...	color director: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by

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Edwin B. Willis

Makeup Department

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Jack Dawn

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makeup designer

Production Management

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Hugh Boswell

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unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Sandy Roth

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assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Daniel B. Cathcart	...	associate art director
Jacques Mersereau	...	associate set decorator

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer	...	recording director
Norwood A. Fenton	...	sound (uncredited)

Stunts

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Carl Saxe

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stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Clarence Sinclair Bull

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still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Irene	...	costume supervisor
Eugene Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Herbert Stothart	...	musical director
George Bassman	...	conductor: score (uncredited)
Murray Cutter	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Roger Edens	...	vocal arranger (uncredited)
Richard Hayman	...	additional orchestrator (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt	...	orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Fred Kelly

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additional choreographer (uncredited)

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)

Distributors

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1943) (United States) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated.)
Regal Films (1944) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films, Ltd.)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1944) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1944) (Australia) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1943) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Metro Goldwyn Mayer (1944) (Mexico) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer A/B (1944) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1946) (France) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer A/B (1946) (Sweden) (theatrical) (reissue)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1946) (Norway) (theatrical)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1986) (United States) (VHS)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1996) (United States) (VHS)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (VHS package design)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel's pretty daughter. Their romance hits a few snags, including disapproval from her father. Eddie's also plagued by fear of having an accident during his family's trapeze act in the army variety show, which also features a gallery of MGM stars. Written by Daniel Bubbeo Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	song singing strife damsel-in-distress deception See All (69) »
Taglines	30 Stars * 3 Bands See more »
Genres	Comedy Drama Musical Romance War
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:G Finland:S France:Tous publics Norway:A Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:U United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:Approved

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Also Known As	As Thousands Cheer (United States) Private Miss Jones (United States) La parade aux étoiles (France) Parade aux étoiles (France) El desfile de las estrellas (Spain) See more »
Runtime	125 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Filming Locations	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	This patriotic wartime morale-booster was written by Paul Jarrico and Richard Collins. Both were later blacklisted for their supposed Un-American activities. See more »
Goofs	Members of the American Military do not travel around the United States with their weapons. Especially when being moved on civilian conveyance. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002). See more »
Soundtracks	Daybreak See more »
Crazy Credits	The credit for José Iturbi appears after all other cast and crew opening credits and reads: "And Introducing JOSÉ ITURBI in his first appearance on the screen." This appears on screen as he is seen conducting an orchestra in the opening scene of the film. See more »
Quotes	Pvt. Eddie Marsh: From now on I only kiss women I know. See more »

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