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Director:
George Sidney
Writers:
Kenneth Earl (story) &
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Release Date:
July 1944 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical more
Tagline:
M.G.M's Mammoth Technicolor Musical Spectacle!
Plot:
Songwriter Steve Elliott is about to marry Caroline Brooks. A strange woman who's been paid by Steve's... more | add synopsis
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A Great PWP (Plot, What Plot?) Wartime Morale Movie more (17 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Red Skelton ... Steve Elliot
Esther Williams ... Caroline Brooks
Basil Rathbone ... George Adams
Bill Goodwin ... Professor Willis Evans
Jean Porter ... Jean Allenwood
Nana Bryant ... Dean Clinton
Carlos Ramírez ... Himself
Ethel Smith ... Ethel Smith - Music Teacher
Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra ... Themselves
Lina Romay ... Herself
Harry James and His Music Makers ... Themselves
Helen Forrest ... Herself - Singer with Harry James and His Music Makers
Donald Meek ... Chester Klazenfrantz
Jacqueline Dalya ... Maria Dorango
Francis Pierlot ... Professor Hendricks
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Co-Ed (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish | French
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #9966) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Australia:G | West Germany:16 | Argentina:Atp | Canada:F (Ontario) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl
Filming Locations:
Lakeside Country Club - 4500 W. Lakeside Drive, Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

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Trivia:
Some initial credits are not in the second set of credits, so the cast ordering uses the initial credits first and fills in the rest with the subsequent credits, according to IMDb policy. more
Quotes:
Professor Hendricks: Are we keeping you awake, Mr. Elliot?
Steve Elliot: Barely.
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Movie Connections:
Edited into Haunts of the Black Masseur (2004) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
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A Great PWP (Plot, What Plot?) Wartime Morale Movie, 4 January 2005
6/10
Author: everlybr from United States

The lack of plot is part of what is fun.

Released during the middle of WWII, it is a rather obvious excuse to show beautiful women in bathing suits and have lots of really good musical numbers.

There are several wonderful location shots, even though most of it was filmed on a sound stage. One of the locations look likes it was filmed in Palm Springs.

Red Skelton is adorable if a bit typecast. Ester Williams is stunningly beautiful and graceful.

All in all a thoroughly enjoyable, if silly, movie. A great movie for family viewing especially with younger children.

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