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Overview
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Writers:
Sol Barzman (short story) and
Ben Barzman (short story) ...
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Release Date:
11 June 1945 (Sweden) more
Plot:
Shipyard worker Bill Swanson writes a wartime play celebrating the American spirit. He meets theatre actress Julie Hampton... more | add synopsis
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Dull plot, boring music, even Spike Jones and Lucille Ball couldn't save it. more (7 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Lucille Ball | ... | Julie Hampton |
 | Dick Powell | ... | William 'Swanee' Swanson |
| Virginia O'Brien | ... | 'Woodpecker' Peg |
| Bert Lahr | ... | The Commander |
| Rags Ragland | ... | Mr, Smith (as 'Rags' Ragland) |
 | June Allyson | ... | Annie |
| Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra | ... | Themselves |
| Spike Jones and His City Slickers | ... | Themselves |
| Steven Geray | ... | Uncle Felix (as Steve Geray) |
| Paul Regan | ... | 'Buck' |
| Howard Freeman | ... | Mr. George Peetwick |
| Betty Jaynes | ... | Steffi |
 | John Craven | ... | John Swanson |
| Morris Ankrum | ... | Monte Rowland |
| Miriam LaVelle | ... | Miriam - Acrobatic Dancer |
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100 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Sweden:Btl | Australia:G | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | USA:Approved (PCA #9748) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
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Some cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names): George Lloyd (Heckler), Creighton Hale (Hotel Clerk), Kay Deslys (Landlady) and Lee Phelps (Workman). Several actors announced as cast members in contemporary news items also did not appear in the movie: Victor Borge, Lena Horne, Nancy Walker and Dewey Robinson. more
Quotes:
William 'Swanee' Swanson: Yeah, I know where to reach you - back in 1912, under a ton a stale ideas. more
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Referenced in "Lost: Every Man for Himself (#3.4)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
It's Smart to Be People more
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I went into this movie hoping for the best. I like wartime musicals in general. Dick Powell and Lucille Ball did good jobs with their roles; however, the writers gave them boring dialog. The love-interest between the two of them was not given any real growth; just suddenly it was there. I did not think much of the music; the best number was the snippet we heard of Spike Jones with "Der Fuhrer's Face." The one complete number that Spike Jones did had little of his great musical comedy; pretty tame stuff,even with the monkey. Bert Lahr's comedy skits were interminable.
There were parts to enjoy: Lucille Ball was quite a looker, and there was a good selection of bit players who really deserved more time on screen.