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Director:
Writers:
Norman Panama (screenplay) &
Melvin Frank (screenplay) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
1 October 1943 (USA) more
Genre:
Plot:
Two producers are putting together a wartime charity show with an all-star cast but the egotism of radio personality Eddie Cantor disrupts their plans. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Reviews:
Warner Stars on the Loose! more (17 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Humphrey Bogart ... Himself
Eddie Cantor ... Himself / Joe Simpson

Bette Davis ... Herself

Olivia de Havilland ... Herself

Errol Flynn ... Himself (segment "That's What You Jolly Well Get")
John Garfield ... Himself

Joan Leslie ... Pat Dixon
Ida Lupino ... Herself
Dennis Morgan ... Tommy Randolph

Ann Sheridan ... Herself

Dinah Shore ... Herself

Alexis Smith ... Herself

Jack Carson ... Himself
Alan Hale ... Himself
George Tobias ... Himself

Edward Everett Horton ... Farnsworth
S.Z. Sakall ... Dr. Schlenna (as S. K. Sakall)

Hattie McDaniel ... Gossip (Ice Cold Katie Number)
Ruth Donnelly ... Nurse Hamilton
Don Wilson ... Announcer
Spike Jones and His City Slickers ... Themselves
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry Adams ... Doorman (Bette Davis Number) (uncredited)
Sam Adams ... Bartender (Bette Davis Number) (uncredited)
Doris Ake ... Dancer in Ice Cold Katy number (uncredited)
Henry Armetta ... Angelo, the Barber (uncredited)
Lynn Baggett ... Miss Latin America (Good Neighbor (uncredited)
Harry A. Bailey ... Bald Headed Man (Bette Davis Number) (uncredited)
Leah Baird ... Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Elmer Ballard ... Pub Character (segment "That's What You Jolly Well Get") (uncredited)
Don Barclay ... Pete (uncredited)

Joy Barlow ... A Lucky Star (The Lucky Star Number) (uncredited)
Janet Barrett ... A Lucky Star (The Lucky Star Number) (uncredited)
Benny Bartlett ... Page Boy (uncredited)
William 'Billy' Benedict ... Busboy (uncredited)
Willie Best ... Soldier (uncredited)
Ted Billings ... Pub Character (segment "That's What You Jolly Well Get") (uncredited)
Monte Blue ... Bartender (segment "That's What You Jolly Well Get") (uncredited)
Mildred Boyd ... Dancer (uncredited)
Jess Lee Brooks ... Justice (Ice Cold Katie Number) (uncredited)
Morgan Brown ... Bus Passenger (uncredited)
James Burke ... Bill, the Intern Guard (uncredited)
David Butler ... Himself (uncredited)
Rita Christiani ... Ice Cold Katie (Ice Cold Katie (uncredited)
Stanley Clements ... Boy (uncredited)
J.W. Cody ... Indian (uncredited)
James Conaty ... Audience Extra (uncredited)
Alan Cook ... Pub Character (segment "That's What You Jolly Well Get") (uncredited)
James Coppedge ... Boy (uncredited)
Eleanor Counts ... Girl Friend of Sailor (uncredited)
Howard Davies ... Pub Character (segment "That's What You Jolly Well Get") (uncredited)
Dorothy Dayton ... A Lucky Star (The Lucky Star Number) (uncredited)
Igor Dega ... Dancer (Good (uncredited)
Harry Depp ... Table Extra - 'Too Young or Too Old' Number (uncredited)
Joe DeRita ... Meek Man (uncredited)
Henri DeSoto ... Maitre d'Hotel (Bette Davis Number) (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn ... Marty (uncredited)
Dick Earle ... Customer (Bette Davis Number) (uncredited)
Dick Elliott ... Customer (Bette Davis Number) (uncredited)
Betty Farrington ... Assistant Chef (uncredited)

Frank Faylen ... Sailor (uncredited)
James Flavin ... Policeman (uncredited)
Art Foster ... Pub Character (segment "That's What You Jolly Well Get") (uncredited)
Charles Francis ... Bald Headed Man (Bette Davis Number) (uncredited)
Louise Franklin ... Dancer (uncredited)
George B. French ... Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Edward Gargan ... Doorman (uncredited)
Phyllis Godfrey ... Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Bert Gordon ... Patient (uncredited)
William Haade ... Finchley, the Butler (uncredited)
Harriette Haddon ... A Lucky Star (The Lucky Star Number) (uncredited)
Bobby Hale ... Pub Character (segment "That's What You Jolly Well Get") (uncredited)
Creighton Hale ... Engineer (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... Audience Extra (uncredited)
Paul Harvey ... Dr. Kirby (uncredited)
Hubert Head ... Pub Character (segment "That's What You Jolly Well Get") (uncredited)
Mark Hellinger ... Himself (uncredited)
Cleo Herndon ... Dancer / Singer in Ice Cold Katy number (uncredited)
Marjorie Hoshelle ... Maid (uncredited)
Earl Hunsaker ... Pub Character (segment "That's What You Jolly Well Get") (uncredited)
Brandon Hurst ... Cab Driver (Good Neighbor (uncredited)
Henry Iblings ... Pub Character (segment "That's What You Jolly Well Get") (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin ... Man (uncredited)
Charles Irwin ... Pub Character (segment "That's What You Jolly Well Get") (uncredited)
Noble Johnson ... Charlie the Native American (uncredited)
Matthew Jones ... Gambler (Ice Cold Katie Number) (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey ... Pub Waiter (segment "That's What You Jolly Well Get") (uncredited)
Dudley Kuzelle ... Pub Character (segment "That's What You Jolly Well Get") (uncredited)
Lucille La Marr ... A Lucky Star (The Lucky Star Number) (uncredited)
Mary Landa ... A Lucky Star (The Lucky Star (uncredited)
Richard Lane ... Barney Johnson (uncredited)
Jerry Mandy ... Chef (uncredited)
Hank Mann ... Assistant photographer, 'Ice Cold Katie' Number (uncredited)
Lou Marcelle ... Commentator (uncredited)
Angelita Mari ... Duenna (Good Neighbor Number) (uncredited)
Joan Matthews ... Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Frank Mayo ... Doctor Wheaton (uncredited)
Mike Mazurki ... Olaf (uncredited)
Fred McEvoy ... Pub Character (segment "That's What You Jolly Well Get") (uncredited)
Matt McHugh ... Fireman (Humphrey Bogart (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell ... Policeman (uncredited)
Millie Monroe ... Dancer (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse ... Audience Extra at Radio Show (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer ... Dance Extra - 'Too Young or Too Old' (uncredited)
Jack Mower ... Engineer (uncredited)
Jack Norton ... Drunk (Bette Davis Number) (uncredited)
Florence O'Brien ... Singer / Dancer in Ice Cold Katie musical number (uncredited)
Helen O'Hara ... Show Girl (uncredited)
Harriet Olsen ... A Lucky Star (The Lucky Star Number) (uncredited)
Anne O'Neal ... Maid (uncredited)
Sylvia Opert ... Hatcheck Girl (Bette Davis Number) / A Lucky Star (The Lucky Star Number) (uncredited)
Virginia Patton ... Girl (Ann Sheridan Number) (uncredited)
Harry Pilcer ... Man in Broadcasting Station (uncredited)
Angi O. Poulis ... Waiter (uncredited)
Joyce Reynolds ... Girl with book (uncredited)
Dick Rich ... Fred (uncredited)
Dorothy Schoemer ... A Lucky Star (The Lucky Star Number) (uncredited)
Georgia Lee Settle ... Girl (Ann Sheridan Number) (uncredited)
Charles Soldani ... Indian (uncredited)
Will Stanton ... Pub Character (segment "That's What You Jolly Well Get") (uncredited)
Juanita Stark ... Secretary (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan ... Bit in 'Ice Cold Katie' Number (uncredited)
David Thursby ... Pub Character (segment "That's What You Jolly Well Get") (uncredited)
Mary Treen ... Fan (uncredited)
Billy Wayne ... Chauffeur (uncredited)
Doodles Weaver ... Himself (uncredited)
Lillian West ... Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Conrad Wiedell ... Jitterbug (Bette Davis Number) (uncredited)
Buster Wiles ... Pub Character (segment "That's What You Jolly Well Get") (uncredited)
Tudor Williams ... Pub Character (segment "That's What You Jolly Well Get") (uncredited)
Joan Winfield ... Cigarette Girl (Bette Davis Number) (uncredited)
Nancy Worth ... Hatcheck Girl (Bette Davis Number) / A Lucky Star (The Lucky Star Number) (uncredited)
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Directed by
David Butler 
 
Writing credits
Norman Panama (screenplay) &
Melvin Frank (screenplay) and
James V. Kern (screenplay)

Everett Freeman (story) &
Arthur Schwartz (story)

Produced by
Mark Hellinger .... producer
Jack L. Warner .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Heinz Roemheld (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Arthur Edeson 
 
Film Editing by
Irene Morra 
 
Art Direction by
Anton Grot 
Leo K. Kuter  (as Leo E. Kuter)
 
Set Decoration by
Walter F. Tilford 
 
Costume Design by
Milo Anderson (gowns)
 
Makeup Department
Perc Westmore .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Philip Quinn .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Charles David Forrest .... sound
Francis J. Scheid .... sound
 
Special Effects by
Hans F. Koenekamp .... special effects (as H. F Koenekamp)
 
Music Department
Dudley Chambers .... vocal arranger
Leo F. Forbstein .... musical director
Ray Heindorf .... orchestrator
Maurice De Packh .... additional orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Herbert Farjeon .... dialogue director
LeRoy Prinz .... choreographer (as Leroy Prinz)
Jack L. Warner .... presenter (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
124 min
Country:
Language:
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Probably Errol Flynn most uncharacteristic screen appearance occurred in Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) when he sang and danced his way through a pub number entitled "That's What You Jolly Well Get". more
Quotes:
Dr. Schlenna: Farnsworth, I got you into this complication, and it's up to me to make a mess out of it. more
Movie Connections:
Soundtrack:
Blues in the Night more

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4 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
Warner Stars on the Loose!, 22 July 2004
7/10
Author: dougandwin from Adelaide Australia

Clearly made for morale purposes during the war, this excuse to show off the Warner Brothers stars is a lot of fun, but there are some really low spots too! Let's get those out of the way first - the Alan Hale & Jack Carson number just did not work at all, while the Ann Sheridan number "Love isn't Born, it's Made" was a bummer. While Bette Davis talked her way through her number, it was fun: Errol Flynn was an eye-opener: Olivia de Havilland/Ida Lupino were good but Humphrey Bogart should have been in it instead of George Tobias: Hattie McDaniel's number was a nice switch for her also. Dennis Morgan/Eddie Cantor/Joan Leslie as the links in the story were adequate, but it really took S.Z. Zakall and Edward Everett Horton to hold it together.

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