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| Dorothy Lamour | ... | The Countess | |
| William Holden | ... | Casey Kirby | |
| Eddie Bracken | ... | Barney Waters | |
| Betty Hutton | ... | Bessie Dale | |
| Leif Erickson | ... | Jake | |
| Betty Jane Rhodes | ... | Diana Golden | |
| Barbara Britton | ... | Eileen Wright | |
| Cass Daley | ... | Cissie | |
| Jimmy Dorsey | ... | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra) | |
| Gil Lamb | ... | Spike | |
| Jack Norton | ... | Kellogg | |
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Roy Atwell | ... | Arthur Sidney |
| Robert Warwick | ... | Admiral Wright | |
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Jean Lorraine | ... | Dance Specialty (as Lorraine and Rognan) |
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Roy Rognan | ... | Dance Specialty (as Lorraine and Rognan) |
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Shy sailor Casey Kirby suddenly becomes known as a sea wolf when his picture is taken with a famous actress. His buddies then make a bet with some other sailors that Casey can defrost an icy night club singer known as the Countess. Written by Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
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femme fatale | manipulative female | taming of the shrew | female sexual predator | woman cock teases man |Taglines:
Strike Up The Band! Bring On The Fun!... Get Ready Girls... Come On The Run! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
24 January 1942 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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(uncredited)
Music by Victor Schertzinger
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Performed by Dorothy Lamour, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell, chorus and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (as Jimmy Dorsey's Orchestra)
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The $65 Casey spends on the engagement ring would equate to about $1,035 in 2018. See more »Soundtracks
I Remember You(uncredited)
Music by Victor Schertzinger
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Performed by Dorothy Lamour, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell, chorus and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (as Jimmy Dorsey's Orchestra)
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This is a slight, inconsequential little Paramount musical that somehow manages to be whimsical & appealing.
Directed by Victor Schertzinger (his last movie), it boasts a good cast of rising stars at Paramount: Dorothy Lamour as the Countess of Swingland, a glamorous nightclub hostess who entertains sailors on leave; Betty Hutton as Lamour's impetuous roommate Bessie; William Holden as Casey the shy sailor who intends to win a bet so he can kiss the Countess; Eddie Bracken as the eccentric shipmate of Holden; and a very young and upcoming Barbara Britton.
While Lamour and Holden are the leading stars in this slightly erratic war-time entertainment, it is actually Betty Hutton's star-making show. She made her feature debut here. She literally steals almost every scene she's in, with her wacky comic acts. And her rapport with Bracken was a delight in its self.
Some scenes drag pretentiously, especially the routine comic acts performed on stage to entertain the soldiers. Still, the songs and numbers are quite enjoyable in their own whimsical sort of way, especially Hutton's delivery of "Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry."
Nice Fun and worth a catch, if you like this sort of musicals.