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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... See more »
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Tony West
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Gloria Vance
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Kitty West
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Nick West
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Laura
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Louie Fairweather
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Annie
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Dr. Henderson
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Walter Bruce
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Jeanette MacDonald
Orson Welles' Mercury Wonder Show ...
Mercury Wonder Show
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Marlene Dietrich
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Dinah Shore
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Donald O'Connor
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Peggy Ryan
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W. C. Fields
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Andrews Sisters
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Artur Rubinstein
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Carmen Amaya and Her Company (as Carmen Amaya and Her Company)
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Sophie Tucker
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Delta Rhythm Boys (as The Delta Rhythm Boys)
Leonard Gautier's Bricklayers ...
Leonard Gautier's Dog Act (as Leonard Gautier's Dog Act 'The Bricklayers')
Ted Lewis and His Orchestra ...
Ted Lewis Orchestra
Freddie Slack and His Orchestra ...
Freddie Slack Orchestra
Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra ...
Charlie Spivak Orchestra
Louis Jordan and his Orchestra ...
Louis Jordan Orchestra
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Walter Abel (uncredited)
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Louise Allbritton (uncredited)
Joel Allen ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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Maxene Andrews (uncredited)
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Patty (uncredited)
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Australian Officer (uncredited)
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Evelyn Ankers (uncredited)
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Man in Office (uncredited)
Robert Ashley ...
Jitterbug Dancer (uncredited)
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Soldier - W.C. Fields Routine (uncredited)
Rosemary Battle ...
Magic Maid (uncredited)
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Louise Beavers (uncredited)
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Noah Beery Jr. (uncredited)
Genevieve Bell ...
Mother in Montage (uncredited)
Hal Bell ...
Sailor (uncredited)
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Joe (uncredited)
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Acrobat (uncredited)
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Turhan Bey (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
Doris Bren ...
Magic Maid (uncredited)
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Magic Maid (uncredited)
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Phone Operator (uncredited)
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Australian Pilot (uncredited)
Charles D. Brown ...
Col. Starret (uncredited)
Ed Brown ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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Nigel Bruce (uncredited)
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Rube Tedrow (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Jimmy Carpenter ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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Soldier Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Agustín Castellón Sabicas ...
Agustin Castellón Sabicas (uncredited)
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Ship Officer (uncredited)
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Lon Chaney Jr. (uncredited)
Bill Chaney ...
GI (uncredited)
George Chirello ...
Welles' Assistant (uncredited)
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HVC Committee Man (uncredited)
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Peter Coe (uncredited)
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Lois Collier (uncredited)
Alan Cook ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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Stooge (uncredited)
Eleanor Counts ...
Magic Maid (uncredited)
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Marine Officer (uncredited)
Traverse Crawford ...
Traverse Crawford (uncredited)
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Alan Curtis (uncredited)
Roy Darmour ...
Eddie (uncredited)
Rene DeKnight ...
Rene DeKnight (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Andy Devine (uncredited)
Spooks the Dog ...
Junior (uncredited)
John Duane ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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Loomis (uncredited)
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Messenger Boy (uncredited)
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Submarine Officer (uncredited)
John Estes ...
Hospital Patient (uncredited)
Majorie Fectean ...
Magic Maid (uncredited)
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Col. Edward Dobbs (uncredited)
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Susanna Foster (uncredited)
Clair Freeman ...
Dancer (uncredited)
Lee Gaines ...
Lee Gaines (uncredited)
Ralph Gardner ...
Patient in Leg Cast (uncredited)
Leonard Gautier ...
Performer (uncredited)
Janice Gay ...
Magic Maid (uncredited)
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Thomas Gomez (uncredited)
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Lt. Reynolds (uncredited)
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Man (uncredited)
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Announcer (uncredited)
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Woman in Montage (uncredited)
Carey Harrison ...
Colonel (uncredited)
Bill Healy ...
Ship Officer (uncredited)
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Dr. Wood (uncredited)
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Officer (uncredited)
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Australian Reporter (uncredited)
Clinton Holland ...
Clinton Holland (uncredited)
Charles Anthony Hughes ...
Man (uncredited)
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Gloria Jean (uncredited)
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Chick Doyle (uncredited)
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Louis Jordan (uncredited)
Charles King Jr. ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Michael Kirk ...
Man (uncredited)
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Elyse Knox (uncredited)
Eddie Kover ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Don Kramer ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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Ms. Hartford - Secretary (uncredited)
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Postman (uncredited)
Perc Launders ...
Studio Cop (uncredited)
Odessa Lauren ...
Phone Operator (uncredited)
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Bull Fiddler (uncredited)
Lolita Leighter ...
Magic Maid (uncredited)
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Sgt. Leo Andreof (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Ted Lewis (uncredited)
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Nurse (uncredited)
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Military Officer (uncredited)
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Officer (uncredited)
Don McGill ...
Man (uncredited)
William Meader ...
Soldier (uncredited)
John Meredith ...
Blind Soldier in MacDonald Act (uncredited)
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Maria Montez (uncredited)
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HVC Officer (uncredited)
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Theatregoer (uncredited)
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Singer (uncredited)
Dick Nelson ...
Sergeant (uncredited)
Nickolai ...
Dancer (uncredited)
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Martha O'Driscoll (uncredited)
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Nurse (uncredited)
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Robert Paige (uncredited)
Franklin Parker ...
Man in Office (uncredited)
Kelsey Pharr ...
Kelsey Pharr (uncredited)
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George Grayson (uncredited)
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MacDermott (uncredited)
George Riley ...
Jimmy (uncredited)
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Laughtonpher (uncredited)
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Dancer (uncredited)
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Slapsy Maxie (uncredited)
Mary Rowland ...
Magic Maid (uncredited)
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Randolph Scott (uncredited)
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Phone Operator (uncredited)
Mel Shubert ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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Freddie Slack (uncredited)
Jane Smith ...
Magic Maid (uncredited)
Lennie Smith ...
Jitterbug Dancer (uncredited)
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Gale Sondergaard (uncredited)
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Charlie Spivak (uncredited)
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Taylor (uncredited)
Nick Stewart ...
Lt. Reynolds (uncredited)
Walter Tetley ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Bernard Thomas ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Luis Torres ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Carl Vernell ...
Terry Dennis (uncredited)
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Harkness (uncredited)
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William Barrett (uncredited)
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Captain (uncredited)
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Terry Fife (uncredited)
Steve Wayne ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Jack Wegman ...
Mayor (uncredited)
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Orson Welles (uncredited)
Jack Whitley ...
Man (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
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Capt. Williams (uncredited)
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Phone Operator (uncredited)
Bill Wolfe ...
Zoot Suit Man (uncredited)
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Military Policeman (uncredited)

Directed by

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A. Edward Sutherland ... (as Eddie Sutherland)
John Rawlins ... (uncredited)

Written by

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Lou Breslow ... (original screen play) and
Gertrude Purcell ... (original screen play)
 
Joe Schoenfeld ... (epilogue "Soldiers in Greasepaint")
 
Dorothy B. Hughes ... (script) (Delta Rhythm Boys sequence) (uncredited)
 
Marjorie Bowles ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Charles K. Feldman ... producer
Al Rockett ... associate producer (as Albert L. Rockett)

Music by

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Leigh Harline ... (uncredited)
Frank Skinner ... (uncredited)
Oliver Wallace ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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David Abel ... director of photography

Editing by

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Fred R. Feitshans Jr. ... film editor

Art Direction by

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John B. Goodman
Harold H. MacArthur

Set Decoration by

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Russell A. Gausman ... (set decorations) (as R.A. Gausman)
Ira Webb ... (set decorations) (as Ira S. Webb)

Costume Design by

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Vera West ... (gowns)

Makeup Department

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Bert Duke ... makeup artist: additional scenes (uncredited)
Emmy Eckhardt ... hairdresser: additional scenes (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Howard Christie ... assistant director
Lou Breslow ... director: Delta Rhythm Boys sequence (uncredited)
Fred Frank ... assistant director: Delta Rhythm Boys sequence (uncredited)
William Holland ... assistant director (uncredited)
M. Inger ... assistant director: Delta Rhythm Boys sequence (uncredited)
John Rawlins ... director: additional scenes (uncredited)
Eddie Regan ... assistant director: additional scenes (uncredited)
Will Sheldon ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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S. Bricker ... props: Delta Rhythm Boys sequence (uncredited)
Dan Fish ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Bernard B. Brown ... director of sound
Robert Pritchard ... sound technician
A. Anderson ... sound technician: Delta Rhythm Boys sequence (uncredited)
Frank Artman ... boom operator (uncredited)
Charles Carroll ... sound technician: additional scenes (uncredited)
James Masterson ... recording operator: additional scenes (uncredited)
R. Parrish ... boom operator: Delta Rhythm Boys sequence (uncredited)
John W. Rixey ... recording operator: Delta Rhythm Boys sequence (uncredited)
William Schwartz ... recording operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Carl Lee ... special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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John P. Fulton ... special photography

Camera and Electrical Department

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Fred Buckley ... grip: additional scenes (uncredited)
Wallace Chewning ... camera operator (uncredited)
Charles Cowie ... grip (uncredited)
E. Esterbrook ... still photographer (uncredited)
Arthur Gerstle ... assistant camera: additional scenes (uncredited)
Maury Gertsman ... camera operator: Delta Rhythm Boys sequence (uncredited)
Frank Heisler ... assistant camera: Delta Rhythm Boys sequence (uncredited)
Hal Mohr ... director of photography: Delta Rhythm Boys sequence (uncredited)
M. Nathan ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Ross Savon ... gaffer (uncredited)
Harold I. Smith ... camera operator: additional scenes (uncredited)
Charles Van Enger ... director of photography: additional photography (uncredited)
Walter Woodworth ... grip: Delta Rhythm Boys sequence (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Howard Greer ... gowns: Miss Zorina
Bert Heinsickson ... wardrobe: additional scenes (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Leigh Harline ... musical director

Additional Crew

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George Hale ... musical numbers devised and staged by
George Balanchine ... dance director (uncredited)
Lackritz ... jewelry: Miss Zorina (uncredited)
Henry C. Rogers ... publicist (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

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. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com

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Taglines The Proud and Exciting Story of the Stars who Follow the Boys...to Tarawa...to Tripoli...as on every front they help hold the heartline to home for our fighting men! (Print Ad- Philadelphia Inquirer, ((Philadelphia, Penna.)) 4 May 1944) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Three Cheers for the Boys (United States)
  • Hollywood Parade (France)
  • Sueños de gloria (Spain)
  • Epopeia da Alegria (Brazil)
  • La nave della morte (Italy)
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  • 122 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia In the "Beyond the Blue Horizon" number (previously used in Monte Carlo (1930)) the lyric "rising sun" were changed to "shining sun", to avoid any associations to the Japanese flag. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Orson Welles Story: Part 1 (1982). See more »
Soundtracks I'll Walk Alone See more »
Quotes Gloria Vance: You have no inhibitions, have you?
Tony West: I can't afford them.
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