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Hollywood Canteen

  • 19441944
  • PassedPassed
  • 2h 4m
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7.0/10
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Hollywood Canteen (1944)
Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas. Club founders Bette Davis and John Garfield give talks on the history of the place.
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Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas. Club founders Bette Davis and John Garfield ... Read allTwo soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas. Club founders Bette Davis and John Garfield give talks on the history of the place.Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas. Club founders Bette Davis and John Garfield give talks on the history of the place.
IMDb RATING
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2.3K
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    • Delmer Daves
    • Delmer Daves(original screen play)
  • Stars
    • Bette Davis
    • John Garfield
    • The Andrews Sisters
    • Delmer Daves
    • Delmer Daves(original screen play)
  • Stars
    • Bette Davis
    • John Garfield
    • The Andrews Sisters
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 44User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars

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    Trailer 3:44
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    Photos36

    Betty Alexander, Lynn Baggett, Diana Barrymore, Julie Bishop, Betty Bryson, Angela Greene, Dorothy Malone, Joan McCracken, Marianne O'Brien, Virginia Patton, and Colleen Townsend in Hollywood Canteen (1944)
    Bette Davis, Jack Carson, Robert Hutton, Theodore von Eltz, and Anne G. Sterling in Hollywood Canteen (1944)
    Antonio El Bailarín and Rosario in Hollywood Canteen (1944)
    Betty Brodel, Robert Hutton, Andrea King, and Joan Leslie in Hollywood Canteen (1944)
    "Hollywood Canteen" Bette Davis 1944 MGM
    Bette Davis, Jack Benny, Barbara Stanwyck, John Garfield, Jack Carson, Dane Clark, Robert Hutton, and Joan Leslie in Hollywood Canteen (1944)
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    Hollywood Canteen (1944)
    Hollywood Canteen (1944)
    Joan Leslie in Hollywood Canteen (1944)
    Hollywood Canteen (1944)
    Joan McCracken in Hollywood Canteen (1944)

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    Bette Davis
    Bette Davis
    • Bette Davis
    John Garfield
    John Garfield
    • John Garfield
    The Andrews Sisters
    The Andrews Sisters
    • The Andrews Sisters
    • (as Andrews Sisters)
    Jack Benny
    Jack Benny
    • Jack Benny
    Joe E. Brown
    Joe E. Brown
    • Joe E. Brown
    Eddie Cantor
    Eddie Cantor
    • Eddie Cantor
    Kitty Carlisle
    Kitty Carlisle
    • Kitty Carlisle
    Jack Carson
    Jack Carson
    • Jack Carson
    Dane Clark
    Dane Clark
    • Sgt. Nowland
    Joan Crawford
    Joan Crawford
    • Joan Crawford
    Helmut Dantine
    Helmut Dantine
    • Helmut Dantine
    Faye Emerson
    Faye Emerson
    • Faye Emerson
    Victor Francen
    Victor Francen
    • Victor Francen
    Sydney Greenstreet
    Sydney Greenstreet
    • Sydney Greenstreet
    Alan Hale
    Alan Hale
    • Alan Hale
    Paul Henreid
    Paul Henreid
    • Paul Henreid
    Robert Hutton
    Robert Hutton
    • Cpl. Slim Green
    Andrea King
    Andrea King
    • Andrea King
      • Delmer Daves
      • Delmer Daves(original screen play)
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    • Trivia
      Originally conceived by Warner Bros. as a multi-studio (like the actual Hollywood Canteen) WWII effort with rival studios (Fox, Paramount, MGM, etc.) contributing cameo appearances by its stars. But when other studios balked at having performers appear (even though profits were reportedly earmarked for war effort), Warner turned it into a single-studio affair.
    • Goofs
      When "Slim" is sightseeing in Hollywood at the beginning of the film his infantry division patch (40th Div) is shown on his left shoulder. However, in one scene (right after the swimming pool), the patch is displayed on his right shoulder.
    • Quotes

      Jack Carson: Don't get your hopes up, he's been Leslie-ized.

      Jane Wyman: Oh will you stop, I've been Reagan-ized.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits are displayed rising up over "Hollywood Canteen" sign.
    • Connections
      Edited into California at War (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Don't Fence Me In
      (1934)

      Music by Cole Porter

      Lyrics by Cole Porter and Robert H. Fletcher (uncredited)

      Performed by Roy Rogers (uncredited) and danced by Trigger (uncredited)

      Also performed by The Andrews Sisters (uncredited)

      Also played as dance music by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (uncredited)

    User reviews44

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    8/10
    Very entertaining/history/love story
    Be ready to sit back and be gloriously entertained for 2 hours. The Hollywood Canteen was a real place that was the idea of John Garfield who enlisted the help of Bette Davis and they took it from there. Bette got Jules Stein (head of Warner Brothers) involved and it really took off from there. Then they made the movie, the bulk of the proceeds went to the Hollywood Canteen. The stars just keep on coming and they all put on a show. Here is your chance to see them virtually in their prime or heading into their prime. Nothing boring here. Then there is the love story between Joan Leslie and Robert Hutton (there was a tremendous chemistry between them on the screen). Sure it would never happen in real life but it certainly would be every soldier's fantasy that it could happen. And that would keep a lot of spirits up in cold fox holes. I can see why it was such a success when it came out. The Hollywood Canteen closed after V-J day. It had $500,000 left in bank account. That was used to set up a foundation to fund projects for the armed services and it is still going today!
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    • Release date
      • December 31, 1944 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Brown Derby - 3377 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • 2 hours 4 minutes
      • Black and White

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