Stage door canteen

Movie
Original title	Stage door canteen
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1943
length	122 minutes
Rod
Director	Frank Borzage
script	Delmer Daves
production	Frank Borzage Sol Lesser
music	James Monaco Freddie Rich Richard Rodgers
camera	Harry Wild
occupation
Cheryl Walker : Eileen Burke William Terry : Dakota Smith Marjorie Riordan : Jean Lon McCallister : California Jack Gilman Margaret Early : Ella Sue Ralph Bellamy Gertrude Lawrence Gypsy Rose Lee Helen Broderick Gracie Fields

Stage Door Canteen is a music film that was shot as a production by Sol Lesser Productions and directed by Frank Borzage . Numerous popular actors, band leaders and musicians such as Tallulah Bankhead , Count Basie , Xavier Cugat , Benny Goodman , Katharine Hepburn , George Jessel , Kay Kyser , Guy Lombardo , Harpo Marx , Freddy Martin , Yehudi Menuhin , Paul Muni , George Raft , Ethel Waters and Johnny Weissmuller made cameo appearances in the film .

Kyser in "Stage Door Canteen" 1943

Freddy Martin in Stagedoor Canteen 1943

action

Four young soldiers - Dakota Smith, Tex, California Jack Gilman and Jersey - have a 24-hour layover in New York before leaving for the war; they spend the waiting time in the Stage Door Canteen . A number of young women work as volunteers in the canteen ; In doing so, they have to submit to the strict rules of the leadership, which require that they act primarily as friendly dance partners for the soldiers waiting for their assignment; romantic relationships are strictly forbidden. However, one of the young women promptly falls in love with a soldier.

background

The film pays tribute to the Stage Door Canteen of the same name , which was created in New York City as a recreation center for American and Allied military personnel and maintained an entertainment program, in which mainly theater actors appeared, organized by the American Theater Wing . The original locations on 44th Street could not be used for the filming; therefore the location was recreated in New York and in the studios of RKO Radio Pictures in Culver City . The counterpart to the Stage Door Canteen on the east coast of the USA was the Hollywood Canteen on the west coast , which was celebrated in the movie Hollywood Canteen .

Awards

The song " We Mustn't Say Goodbye ", written by James V. Monaco and Al Dubin , received an Oscar nomination for Best Song in 1944 . Freddie Rich received another nomination for Best Score .

Others

• The set was created by Hans O. Peters , Harry Horner worked as a set designer.
• The young singer Peggy Lee appeared as the band vocalist of the Benny Goodman Orchestra with the song Why Don't You Do Right .
• During this time, Sammy Kaye sang the song I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen .

Web links

Commons : Stage Door Canteen  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Stage Door Canteen in American Film Institute
• Stage Door Canteen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Stage Door Canteen in Internet Archive (Download)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Everett Aaker, The Films of George Raft , McFarland & Company, 2013 p 106
2. ^ The 1944 Oscars in the Internet Movie Data Base