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11 November 1944 (USA)
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On an unnamed Pacific island occupied by the U.S. Marines, Fingers brags that he helped many people in show business advance their careers...
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Won Oscar.
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Entertaining Award Winning Short Subject
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Dane Clark | ... | Joe Fingers |
| Janis Paige | ... | Kim Karol / Sally |
| Warren Douglas | ... | Rusty aka 'Handsome' |
| Robert Shayne | ... | Chaplain aka 'Padre' |
| William Haade | ... | Chicago |
| William 'Billy' Benedict | ... | Florida (as William Benedict) |
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18 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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'Handsome':
[Referring to a famous singer Joe has told him he knows] So what did she do?
Joe Fingers: She burned. She gave me a look that curled my hair, and she walked out,
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Joe Fingers: She burned. She gave me a look that curled my hair, and she walked out,
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Body and Soul
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A Warner Brothers Short Subject.
The biggest liar in the Marine Corps claims to be a musical genius, but his buddies get mighty sore when a piano is delivered to their South Seas island base and the fellow says `I WON'T PLAY.'
Propelled by the wise guy personality of Dane Clark and the loveliness of Janice Paige (who gets to sing `Body and Soul'), here is an enjoyable, lighthearted little film which still should entertain viewers today. This is the type of fast-moving escapist fare that was so valued by weary movie audiences as World War Two dragged into its sixth year.
Often overlooked or neglected today, the one and two-reel short subjects were useful to the Studios as important training grounds for new or burgeoning talents, both in front & behind the camera. The dynamics for creating a successful short subject was completely different from that of a feature length film, something like writing a topnotch short story rather than a novel. This particular film was the winner of the Academy Award for the Best 2-Reel Live Action Short for 1944.