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Director:
David Butler
Writers:
Norman Panama (screenplay) &
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Release Date:
1 October 1943 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical more
Plot:
Two producers are putting together a wartime charity show with an all-star cast but the egotism of radio personality Eddie Cantor disrupts their plans. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
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All-star wartime film is breezy fun thanks to Eddie Cantor's antics... more (15 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Humphrey Bogart ... Himself
Eddie Cantor ... Himself / Joe Simpson

Bette Davis ... Herself

Olivia de Havilland ... Herself

Errol Flynn ... Himself (segment "That's What You Jolly Well Get")
John Garfield ... Himself

Joan Leslie ... Pat Dixon
Ida Lupino ... Herself
Dennis Morgan ... Tommy Randolph

Ann Sheridan ... Herself

Dinah Shore ... Herself

Alexis Smith ... Herself

Jack Carson ... Himself
Alan Hale ... Himself
George Tobias ... Himself
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
124 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl
Company:
Warner Bros. Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Some prints are missing Bette Davis' part. more
Quotes:
Dr. Kirby: Ah, my favorite scalpel. Who's the patient?
Nurse Hamilton: Eddie Cantor.
Dr. Kirby: Ha-ha-ha-ha! Start the anesthetic.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Roaring Twenties: The World Moves On (2005) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? more

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All-star wartime film is breezy fun thanks to Eddie Cantor's antics..., 15 April 2001
Author: Neil Doyle from U.S.A.

Before I comment on the film, I just have to say that Dinah Shore's songs in this film are as bad as the "bad" song Joan Leslie is supposed to have written. I think she called it "Moondust" or some such thing.

While the stars occasionally shine in this Warner Bros. musical tribute, it's Eddie Cantor who deserves the most praise for providing most of the laughs. Cantor's dual role as a taxicab driver and an Eddie Cantor lookalike gives him some hilarious moments as he helps Joan Leslie and Dennis Morgan crash the studio gates with his Cantor impersonation. The Warner stock company (including S.Z. Sakall, Edward Everett Horton and many others) is on hand in supporting roles while the stars are given some amusing skits to appear in.

Errol Flynn is amusing in a cockney song-and-dance routine in a pub, Bette Davis talk-sings her way through 'They're Either Too Young Or Too Old', Ida Lupino and Olivia de Havilland do a jive number, mugging outrageously while chewing gum and mouthing words to a song called 'The Dreamer', Dinah Shore warbles an undistinguished song or two, Alexis Smith dances with style and grace, Ann Sheridan does a rather tiresome song number and Jack Carson and Alan Hale struggle through a less than witty routine that defeats both of them.

Humphrey Bogart, John Garfield (obviously tone deaf when he renders "Blues in the Night") and Sydney Greenstreet make fleeting appearances. Hattie McDaniel appears in an unusual novelty number. As one reviewer pointed out, "It's more like amateur night at the studio." But thanks to Cantor, the perky charm of Joan Leslie despite some awful songs and the appealing Dennis Morgan, it all comes together--silly, but lots of fun. Must have been a big hit with the servicemen during the war years, but just don't expect Grade A entertainment.

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