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1 August 1942 (USA)
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A boxing champ gets involved with a Broadway show and a shapely chorine...who's engaged to his new sparring partner. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Nice Fox musical
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | John Payne | ... | William J. 'Bill' Smith |
 | Betty Grable | ... | Pat Lambert |
 | Victor Mature | ... | Tommy Lundy |
 | Jane Wyman | ... | Flo La Verne |
 | James Gleason | ... | Bruce McKay |
 | Phil Silvers | ... | Slap |
 | Cobina Wright | ... | Estelle Evans (as Cobina Wright Jr.) |
| June Lang | ... | June |
| Frank Orth | ... | Mike the stage doorman |
| Mantan Moreland | ... | Amos. Tommy's Dresser (as Manton Moreland) |
| Irving Bacon | ... | Stagehand |
| Charles Tannen | ... | Charlie, Stage manager |
| George Dobbs | ... | Frank, Dance director |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Louise Allen | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Loretta Barnett | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Harry Barris | ... | Composer (uncredited) |
| Eleanor Bayley | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Brooks Benedict | ... | Nightclub Extra (uncredited) |
| Teddy Blue | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Eugene Borden | ... | Nightclub Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| Esther Brodelet | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Ralph Brooks | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Edgar Caldwell | ... | Specialty Dancer (uncredited) |
| Barbara Clark | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Russ Clark | ... | Referee (uncredited) |
| Frank Coghlan Jr. | ... | Movie Theatre Usher (uncredited) |
| James Craven | ... | Park Towers Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| Midgie Dare | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Virginia Davis | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| John Dilson | ... | Justice of the Peace (uncredited) |
| Jane Eberling | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Jeanne Francis | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Frances Gladwin | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Kay Gordon | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Janet Graves | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Harris | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Wilma Holly | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| George Holmes | ... | Bill, Cowboy in Movie (uncredited) |
| Marjorie Jackson | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Lynne Kelly | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Donna La Barr | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Mike Lally | ... | Tommy's Handler, Kid Corcoran Fight (uncredited) |
| Billie Lane | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Perc Launders | ... | Tommy's Cornerman in Fight Number (uncredited) |
| Wilbur Mack | ... | Boxing Commissioner (uncredited) |
| Trudy Marshall | ... | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Dona Massin | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Carole Mathews | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Margie McKay | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Pat McKee | ... | Pug (uncredited) |
| Bud Mercer | ... | Specialty Dancer (uncredited) |
| Jim Mercer | ... | Specialty Dancer (uncredited) |
| Bert Moorhouse | ... | Nightclub Dance Extra / Audience Extra (uncredited) |
| Peggy Lou Neary | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| William Newell | ... | Writer (uncredited) |
| James Notaro | ... | Specialty Dancer (uncredited) |
 | Hermes Pan | ... | Assistant Dance Director (uncredited) |
| Patsy Perrin | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Jack Perry | ... | Bill's Cornerman in Fight Number (uncredited) |
| Eleanor Peterson | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Gerald Pierce | ... | Delivery Boy (uncredited) |
| Lillian Porter | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Sheila Rae | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Marjorie Raymond | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Beth Renner | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Ruth Riley | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Jack Roper | ... | Kid Corcoran (uncredited) |
| Lillian Ross | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Sheila Ryan | ... | Ann, Cowgirl in Movie (uncredited) |
| Cy Schindell | ... | Bill's Cornerman in Fight Number (uncredited) |
| Linda Scott | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Charles Sherlock | ... | Stagehand with Boxing Gloves (uncredited) |
| Mary Stewart | ... | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Marcia Sweet | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Sue Taylor | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Dan Tobey | ... | Ring Announcer (uncredited) |
| Doris Toddings | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Frankie Van | ... | Referee (uncredited) |
| Ray Walker | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Nondas Wayne | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Sethma Williams | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Don Wilson | ... | Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
| Allen Wood | ... | Usher (uncredited) |
| Lillian Yarbo | ... | Estelle's Maid (uncredited) |
| Sally Yarnell | ... | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Gregory Ratoff | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Kenneth Earl | story | |
| Robert Ellis | ||
| Fidel LaBarba | story | |
| Helen Logan | ||
| Lynn Starling | ||
Produced by | |||
| William LeBaron | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Charles Henderson | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Lee Garmes | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Robert L. Simpson | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Richard Day | |||
| Albert Hogsett | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Thomas Little | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Earl Luick | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Guy Pearce | .... | makeup artist | |
Sound Department | |||
| Bernard Freericks | .... | sound | |
| Roger Heman Sr. | .... | sound | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Sam Benson | .... | wardrobe supervisor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Charles Henderson | .... | musical director | |
| Cyril J. Mockridge | .... | composer: additional music (uncredited) | |
| Alfred Newman | .... | composer: additional music (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Hermes Pan | .... | dance director | |
| Angela Blue | .... | assistant choreographer (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1942) (USA) (theatrical)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (1989) (USA) (VHS)
- Key Video (1989) (UK) (VHS)
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80 min
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Surprisingly, given her ascending popularity with moviegoers at the time, Betty Grable was billed second to John Payne in this movie. However, poster art for the picture emphasized Betty in full figure. Later that year, Miss Grable would receive top billing over Mr. Payne in their next musical, Springtime in the Rockies (1942).See more »
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Bruce McKay:She's closed up more nightclubs than the chief of police!See more »
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Referenced in Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1999) (TV)See more »
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Betty Grable comes out of the chorus to be a star in "Footlight Serenade," also starring John Payne, Victor Mature, Jane Wyman, Phil Silvers, James Gleason and Cobina Wright, Jr.
This is a backstage musical, done in black and white. Payne and Grable (Pat and Bill) are in love and ultimately marry. He's down on his luck but gets a job fighting boxing champion Tommy Lundy (Mature) on stage each night in the show; Grable is doing chorus. Lundy, however, is after Pat, and insists that she be made understudy to the lead (Cobina Wright, Jr.). After the Wright character quits the show, Pat gets her big break. To keep the volatile Lundy happy, the producers want Pat and Bill to keep their marriage a secret.
Grable sings and dances up a storm and is her usual vivacious and pretty self. Jane Wyman is on hand as a chorus girl and friend, and she's delightful. Victor Mature does well as the obnoxious boxer - he plays this type of role where he's one sandwich short of a picnic very well. There was something of the big lug in all of Mature's performances - he never comes off as too bright. In real life, he had no illusions about his acting. When a country club wouldn't accept him because he was an actor, he said, "I'm not an actor, and I have 80 films to prove it." In this role, he takes over the show from the producers, calling all the shots, and won't take 'no' from Pat. John Payne was hired by Fox to be a singing Tyrone Power. Handsome, with a beautiful physique and lovely singing voice, he was wonderful in the musical films with Grable and proved himself a solid, light leading man. He gives a nice performance in this, though the songs aren't very memorable.
Entertaining and a rare view of Grable in black and white!