Stage Door Canteen Movie Review 1943

The Stage Door Canteens were operated by the American Theatre Wing during WWII for servicemen on leave. They were staffed by some of the biggest stars of the day, 65 of whom are featured here. The slight, hokey plot concerns three soldiers who fall for canteen workers while on furlough in NYC. Many musical numbers, cameos, and walk-ons by a plethora of stars.

Distribution

Grapevine Video, PO Box 46161, Phoenix, AZ 85063, Phone: (602)973-3661, Fax: (602)973-2973, Email: jbhandy@grapevinevideo.com, URL: http://www.grapevinevideo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 135 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Musicals, The USO, World War II, Top Grossing Films of 1943

Screenplay

Delmer Daves

Cast

Cheryl Walker, William Terry, Marjorie (Reardon) Riordan, Lon (Bud) McCallister, Sunset Carson, Tallulah Bankhead, Merle Oberon, Katharine Hepburn, Paul Muni, Ethel Waters, Judith Anderson, Ray Bolger, Helen Hayes, Harpo Marx, Gertrude Lawrence, Ethel Merman, Edgar Bergen, George Raft, Benny Goodman, Peggy Lee, Count Basie, Kay Kyser, Guy Lombardo, Xavier Cugat, Johnny Weissmuller

Cinematography

Harry Wild

Director

Frank Borzage

Music

Al Dubin, Freddie Rich

Producer

Sol Lesser, Frank Borzage