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Release Date: 1943

Cast: Katharine Cornell, Lon McCallister, Jean Hersholt, Cheryl Walker, William Terry, Tallulah Bankhead, Edgar Bergen, Ray Bolger, Marjorie Riordan, Kenny Baker, Judith Anderson, Hugh Herbert ...MORE

Cast: Katharine Cornell, Lon McCallister, Jean Hersholt, Cheryl Walker, William Terry, Tallulah Bankhead, Edgar Bergen, Ray Bolger, Marjorie Riordan, Kenny Baker, Judith Anderson, Hugh Herbert, Helen Hayes, Margaret Early, Lynn Fontanne, George Raft, Harpo Marx, Gracie Fields, Ralph Bellamy, Ina Claire, George Jessel, Virginia Grey, Ethel Merman, Gypsy Rose Lee ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Musical, Romance Film, Black-and-white, Musical comedy

Stage Door Canteen (1943) is a musical film produced by Sol Lesser Productions and distributed by United Artists. It was directed by Frank Borzage and features many cameo appearances by celebrities, and the majority of the film is essentially a filmed concert although there is also a storyline to the film. Stage Door Canteen is presently in the public domain in North America and for this reason is widely available in many DVD and VHS releases of varying quality. The film, made in wartime, celebrates the work of the "Stage Door Canteen", created in New York City as a recreational center for... MORE

Stage Door Canteen (1943) is a musical film produced by Sol Lesser Productions and distributed by United Artists. It was directed by Frank Borzage and features many cameo appearances by celebrities, and the majority of the film is essentially a filmed concert although there is also a storyline to the film. Stage Door Canteen is presently in the public domain in North America and for this reason is widely available in many DVD and VHS releases of varying quality. The film, made in wartime, celebrates the work of the "Stage Door Canteen", created in New York City as a recreational center for both American and Allied servicemen on leave to socialize with, be entertained or served by theatrical celebrities. It was made under the auspices of The American Theatre Wing. The real Stage Door Canteen on 44th Street could not be used for the filming as it was too busy receiving real servicemen. It was recreated in New York and at the RKO Radio Pictures studio in Culver City. There also was a Stage Door Canteen in the Academy of Music Building in Philadelphia. The West Coast counterpart was the Hollywood Canteen that was also celebrated in a film Hollywood Canteen. The storyline of the film LESS