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3.8/10   11 votes
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Director:
Alexis Thurn-Taxis
Writers:
Tony Stern (story) and
Lew Pollack (story) ...
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Release Date:
9 November 1942 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical | Romance more
Tagline:
Those Yanks are on the way... in a patriotic musical to stir your blood!
User Comments:
when people get sloppy with their flag waving more (1 total)

Cast

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Henry King ... Band Leader Gil Whitney
Mary Healy ... Rita Edwards
Jack Heller ... Sammy Winkle (as 'Little' Jackie Heller)
Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom ... Butch (as 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom)
William Roberts ... Bob Reynolds
Harry Parke ... Parky (as Parkyarkarkus)
Dorothy Dare ... Dorothy
Lynn Starr ... Vicki Van Arsdale
Jane Novak ... Mrs. Flora Van Arsdale
Dave O'Brien ... Sgt. Callahan
Forrest Taylor ... Capt. Taylor
Charles Purcell ... Cpl. Jenks, Band Singer
Lew Pollack ... Lew, a Songwriter
Henry King's Orchestra ... Gil's Orchestra
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Additional Details

Runtime:
65 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved

Fun Stuff

Soundtrack:
Don't Fool Around With My Heart more

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when people get sloppy with their flag waving, 23 August 2005
4/10
Author: killingentelletilti from Norway

This is a musical - sorta. It portrays the adventures of a Broadway actor and songwriter who wants to serve his country - Over There - but is too old to be enlisted in the army. So he finds his own way of going about it.

It's really a fun film to watch, but in 2005 maybe more for the weirdish anthropology than for anything else. In the introduction the voice over talks about how "when people get too cocky and sloppy with their flag waving, some other nation will eventually come along to prove how necessary it really is to wave flags" - or something to an equally nationalistic effect. Also, the time colorite is priceless, there's a scene with some youngsters who can't even be communicated with because of their constant breaking in to jive. Also, if you're in to marching bands, this should be your choice for the evening.

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