Give Out, Sisters (1942)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Edward F. Cline

Writers:

Fred Rath (story)
Lee Sands (story)

Release Date:

1 September 1942 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

Tagline:

AMERICA'S TOP TRIO - dish out the jive!

Cast

Laverne Andrews	...	Laverne Andrews
Patty Andrews	...	Patty Andrews
Maxene Andrews	...	Maxene Andrews
Grace McDonald	...	Gracie Waverly
Dan Dailey	...	Bob Edwards (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
Charles Butterworth	...	Prof. Woof
Walter Catlett	...	Gribble
William Frawley	...	Harrison
Donald O'Connor	...	Don
Peggy Ryan	...	Peggy
Edith Barrett	...	Agatha Waverly
Marie Blake	...	Biandina Waverly
Fay Helm	...	Susan Waverly
Emmett Vogan	...	Batterman
Leonard Carey	...	Jamison, the butler

Runtime:

65 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Universal Pictures

Quotes:

[After Gracie explains her aunts won't let her perform in the nightclub]
Gribble: You've got aunts in your what?

Soundtrack:

Pennsylvania Polka

Given the Talent Involved, Surprisingly Awful

When I saw the cast and behind-the-camera talent involved in this Universal B comedy, I was looking forward to it, but after actually seeing it, I am shocked at how poor it is: director Eddie Cline can't do a thing with the great Walter Catlett and Charlie Butterworth, the one dance number with Dan Dailey is continually cut to a one-shot of Grace McDonald -- whose dancing costume is not particularly useful for the dance numbers. There is one good song in the ensemble -- the Andrew Sisters sing 'The Pennsylvania Polka' in the finale, William Frawley is, as usual good and Leonard Carey has a few good moments, until he begins to mug it up. But those few good moments can't make this turkey fly.