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Director:
Writers:
Paul Jarrico (story) and
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Release Date:
January 1944 (USA) more
Plot:
Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel's pretty daughter... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. more
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Kathryn Grayson ... Kathryn Jones

Gene Kelly ... Private Eddie Marsh
Mary Astor ... Hyllary Jones
John Boles ... Colonel Bill Jones
Ben Blue ... Chuck Polansky
Frances Rafferty ... Marie Corbino
Mary Elliott ... Helen Corbino
Frank Jenks ... Sergeant Koslack
Frank Sully ... Alan
Dick Simmons ... Captain Fred Avery
Ben Lessy ... Silent Monk

Mickey Rooney ... Himself - Emcee at the Show

Judy Garland ... Herself

Red Skelton ... Himself
Eleanor Powell ... Herself
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Additional Details

Runtime:
125 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (PCA #9145) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Eleanor Powell's number for this film was originally shot for "Broadway Melody of 1943," a project MGM abandoned before it was completed. "Broadway Melody of 1943" was to have co-starred Powell and Gene Kelly, who both appear in "Thousands Cheer" but are never seen together. more
Quotes:
Frank Morgan: Just checking your pulse. Hmmm... very irregular. Rapid, too!
Lucille Ball: You have your fingers on my wristwatch.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofs Test Pilot (1938) more
Soundtrack:
Yankee Doodle more

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If only temporarily..., 14 February 2001
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Rats! Not only are the numerous actors and actresses good looking they are also talented. Gene Kelly's dance with a broom is as good as anything he ever did on film. But the World War Two message of this movie is that talent and good looks are not enough to win a war, one must also have high moral character. Bad boy Kelly says that he can get himself into trouble and that he can find his way out of trouble--but can he? There are some great Vaudeville lines that keep one amused while Kelly is trying to find out what a good soldier should be. For example, the doctor says he "only did appendix operations on the side" and that he did grafting "only because his salary was so small." The movie is great fun at a time in United States history when there was not much to laugh about. Song and dance does take the edge off war, if only temporarily.

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