James Cagney ... Thadeus McGillicuddy aka Terry Rooney
Evelyn Daw ... Rita Wyatt
William Frawley ... Hank Meyers
Mona Barrie ... Stephanie 'Steffie' Hajos
Gene Lockhart ... Bennett O. 'B.O.' Regan
Philip Ahn ... Ito
Marek Windheim ... Mr. Farney
Dwight Frye ... Mr. Easton
Johnny Arthur ... Mr. Daviani (as John Arthur)
William B. Davidson ... Mr. Richards (as William Davidson)
Richard Tucker ... Mr. Blaine
Kathleen Lockhart ... Miss Amy Robbins
James Newill ... Jimmy - Band Member
Harry Barris ... Pinky - Band Pianist
Cully Richards ... Cully - Band Member
Candy Candido ... Candy - Band Bassist
Perc Launders ... Band Violinist (as Percy Launders)
Paul McLarind ... Band Member (as Paul McLarand)
Harland Dixon ... Dancer in 'Deck Number'
Johnny Boyle ... Dancer in 'Deck Number' (as John Boyle)
John 'Skins' Miller ... Dancer in Drag in 'Deck Number' (as Skins Miller)
Pat Moran ... Dancer in 'Deck Number'
Joe Bennett ... Dancer in 'Deck Number'
The Vagabonds ... The Vagabonds
Eddie Allen ... Dancer (uncredited)
Daisy Bufford ... Daisy - Stephanie's Maid (uncredited)
William Carey ... Singer (uncredited)
Chick Collins ... Eddie - Man Terry Fights (uncredited)
Duke Green ... Joe - Second Man Terry Fights (uncredited)
Kenneth Harlan ... Transportation Manager (uncredited)
Edward Hearn ... Studio Guard (uncredited)
Virginia Lee Irwin ... Member - Three Shades of Blue (uncredited)
Eddie Kane ... San Francisco Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Marjorie Kane ... Regan's Receptionist (uncredited)
Bo Peep Karlin ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Buck Mack ... Dancer (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell ... Maurice - Nightclub Headwaiter (uncredited)
Robert McKenzie ... Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Dottie Messmer ... Member - Three Shades of Blue (uncredited)
Frank Mills ... Cabbie (uncredited)
Joe Niemeyer ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Eleanore Prentiss ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Herbert Rawlinson ... Studio Attorney (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt ... Movie Preview Attendee (uncredited)
William Ruhl ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Larry Steers ... Studio Official (uncredited)
Jim Toney ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Dolly Waldorf ... Member - Three Shades of Blue (uncredited)
Elinore Welz ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Florence Wix ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ernest Wood ... Edward Burns (uncredited)

DUKE IS TOPS, THE(1938):

An all all-black movie!

A pretty complex story of a man who's been the
producer behind a great singer! A couple of
dudes come along and offer her a chance to
go to New York to star! The man gives up
everything, including the girl, so she will
take the oppertunity and go to NY. Things
don't go swimmingly for either one! Whatever
will happen?! Lena Horne's first movie! B-

From another reviewer at IMDb:

An unusual film for an audience outside the USA. Lena
Horne looks fabulous and so does Ralph Cooper. There
is not added background of tap steps as in other
musicals so you do not hear the beat of the taps
which is great realism. Music is muted to hear what
dancing steps there are. Acting is a little stilted
and the casts speak slowly so that you think the
movie is older than it is. Costumes are daring for
the time in the dance routines at the end. Often feels
like you are part of an audience at a stage show. What
furniture you see is very modern which adds to the
movies feeling of other worldliness. A must for all
film buffs. - cfl-1 from United Kingdom

Ralph Cooper ... Duke Davis
Lena Horne ... Ethel Andrews
Laurence Criner ... Doc Dorando (as Lawrence Criner)
Monte Hawley ... George Marshall
Willie Covan ... Specialty Tap Dancer
Neva Peoples ... Ella
Vernon McCalla ... Mason (as Vernon McCallum)
Edward Thompson ... Ferdie Fenton
Johnny Taylor ... Dippy, 'Prince Alakazoo'
Ray Martin ... Joe
Guernsey Morrow ... Ed. Lake (as Guersney Morrow)
Charles Hawkins ... Sam, the Stage Manager (as Charlie Hawkins)
Basin Street Boys ... Speciality
Rubberneck Holmes ... Specialty (as Rubber Neck Holmes)
Cats and the Fiddle ... Speciality
Marie Bryant ... Specialty
Swing Band Harlemania Orchestra ... Speciality
Everett Brown ... Sheriff
Arthur Ray ... Druggist
Mildred Boyd ... Chorus Girl/Dancer (uncredited)
Dorothea Durham ... Dancer (uncredited)
Joel Fluellen ... Tonic Customer (uncredited)
Louise Franklin ... Chorus Girl/Dancer (uncredited)
Avanelle Harris ... Dancer (uncredited)
Lillian Randolph ... Woman with Sciatica (uncredited)

SECOND CHORUS(1940):

Fred as horn player! Who'da thunk! The whole
story revovles around him and Burgess Meredith
owing a bunch of money for some encyclopedias
that Burgess ordered under Fred's name!

The side story is that both boys are vieing
for the same girl, but does she know?? B

From another reviewer at IMDb:

Interesting, fun and full of entertainment starring
Fred Astaire and Burgess Meredith, two guys who purposely
fail their subjects in college each year so that they
can stay on and play in the band and make money for
themselves.

Owing money for encyclopedias purchased is the cause
for them to meet Paulette Goddard, secretary to the
guy who is ready to take them to court for non-payment.
They lure her away by some fabrication causing the boss
to fire her. She joins them and really lets her hair down.

Involving themselves with the Artie Shaw band, they do
an excellent job of sabotaging each other and become
venomous to the band industry.

Of course, they are able to get back but they soon
get involved with an investor who thinks he can go
and play music as well as having intentions with
Goddard as well.

Lots of fun and nostalgia for movie-goers
here. - edwagreen from United States

Fred Astaire ... Danny O'Neill
Paulette Goddard ... Ellen Miller
Artie Shaw ... Artie Shaw
Charles Butterworth ... Mr. Chisholm
Burgess Meredith ... Hank Taylor
Frank Melton ... Stu
Jimmy Conlin ... Mr. Dunn (as Jimmy Conlon)
Don Brodie ... Clerk
Marjorie Kane ... Secretary
Joan Barclay ... Receptionist
Willa Pearl Curtis ... Scrubwoman
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra ... Artie Shaw's Orchestra (as Artie Shaw And His Band)
Phil Arnold ... Shaw's First Manager (uncredited)
Bobby Barber ... Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
Bus Bassey ... Tenor Sax Player (uncredited)
William 'Billy' Benedict ... Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Vernon Brown ... Trombone Player (uncredited)
Billy Butterfield ... Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Romaine Callender ... Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Cathcart ... Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin ... Reporter (uncredited)
Gordon De Main ... Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Jud De Naut ... Bass Player (uncredited)
Jay Eaton ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Nick Fatool ... Drummer (uncredited)
Jack Gardner ... Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Gordon ... Stagehand (uncredited)
Johnny Guarnieri ... Piano Player (uncredited)
Ben Hall ... Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Alton Hendrickson ... Guitar Player (uncredited)
Jack Jenney ... Trombone Player (uncredited)
Jerry Jerome ... Tenor Sax Player (uncredited)
Adia Kuznetzoff ... Boris (uncredited)
Lillian Lawrence ... Spinster (uncredited)
Alexander Leftwich ... Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Ben Lessy ... Shaw's Second Manager (uncredited)
Joseph Marievsky ... Ivan (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore ... Sam - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Buddy Morrow ... Musician (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell ... Disappointed Fan at Stage Door (uncredited)
Hermes Pan ... College Clarinetist (uncredited)
Neely Plumb ... Alto Sax Player (uncredited)
Albert Pollet ... Waiter (uncredited)
June Preston ... Little Blonde Girl Dancing (uncredited)
Fred Rapport ... Headwaiter (uncredited)
Les Robinson ... Alto Sax Player (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Charles Smith ... College Boy with Zinc Oxide on His Nose (uncredited)
Mary Stewart ... Dancer/Singer (uncredited)
Leonard Sues ... Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Edward Thomas ... Waiter (uncredited)
Michael Visaroff ... Sergei (uncredited)
George Wendt ... Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Poppy Wilde ... Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Allen Wood ... Messenger (uncredited)

ALL AMERICAN CO-ED(1941):

An all-boys school try to extract revenge on
an all-girls school by tricking them into accepting
one of the boys in drag into their school! Not a
great movie, but not terrible! B-

From another reviewer at IMDb:

All-girl school Mar Brynn tries to get more pupils
and publicity by making fun of the Quincton college.

For revenge, the boys there sent Bob Sheppard to
Mar Brynn, dressed as a girl, to give them a slight
scandal.

But he falls in love with Virginia, the girl who is
putting on a show there.

Now Bob has the problem of getting revenge for Quinceton
and not loosing his girl, especially when Quinceton
hears about his relationship and decides to sent him
support.

Produced by Hal Roach who did all the Laurel & Hardy
and Little Rascal movies.

You cant go wrong with this entertaining movie. It's fun
stuff. Mindless but fun and watchable. - arfdawg-1 from United States

Frances Langford ... Virginia Collinge
Johnny Downs ... Bob Sheppard/Bobbie DeWolfe
Marjorie Woodworth ... Bunny
Noah Beery Jr. ... Slinky
Esther Dale ... Aunt Matilda Collinge
Harry Langdon ... Hap Holden
Alan Hale Jr. ... Tiny
Kent Rogers ... Henry
Allan Lane ... Second Senior
Joe Brown Jr. ... Third Senior
Irving Mitchell ... Doctor
Lillian Randolph ... Deborah - the Washwoman
Carlyle Blackwell Jr. ... Fourth Senior
Mickey Tanner ... Tanner Sisters Trio Member (as The Tanner Sisters)
Betty Tanner ... Tanner Sisters Trio Member (as The Tanner Sisters)
Martha Tanner ... Tanner Sisters Trio Member (as The Tanner Sisters)
Dudley Dickerson ... Dancing Train Porter (uncredited)
Jesse Graves ... Redcap (uncredited)
Claire James ... Corn Queen (uncredited)
Elyse Knox ... Co-Ed (uncredited)
Patsy Mace ... Celery Queen (uncredited)
Lorraine Miller ... Cherry Queen (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor ... Policeman (uncredited)
Peggy O'Neill ... Grape Queen (uncredited)
Margaret Roach ... Co-ed (uncredited)
Sally Shaw ... Eve (uncredited)
Mitzie Uehlien ... Cabbage Queen (uncredited)
Marie Windsor ... Carrot Queen (uncredited)

POT O' GOLD(1941)

Ok, a lot of music in this!! However, instead
of detracting from this movie it plays an
integral part of the movie! Jimmy Stewart
is wonderful in this, as well as the supporting
cast of hundreds! lol. A fun movie! B-

From an IMDb.com customer:

As a big fan of James Stewart, I just had
to see him in this classic musical. He is as
good as ever, fighting against cruel big business
and standing up for the little man, which in
this case is a boarding house band. The swing
music is fantastic, James Stewart's harmonica
playing and occasional singing is excellent,
the plot is remarkably coherent, and the whole
film is absolutely hilarious. In this film, madcap
comedy meets classic musicals. - Joshua M. Clark

James Stewart ... Jimmy Haskell
Paulette Goddard ... Molly McCorkle
Horace Heidt ... Horace Heidt
Charles Winninger ... C.J. Haskell
Mary Gordon ... Ma McCorkle
Frank Melton ... Jasper
Jed Prouty ... Mr. Louderman
Charles Arnt ... Parks (as Charlie Arnt)
Dick Hogan ... Willie McCorkle
James Burke ... Lt. Grady
Donna Wood ... Donna McCorkle
Larry Cotton ... Larry Cotton, Vocalist

PRIVATE BUCKAROO(1942):

It's a good thing that the music is great,
'cause the humor isn't!! Not a fan of Shemp!
But the Andrew Sisters & Harry James along
with Donald O'Conner make up for the faults!
Not a class A movie but enjoyable enough!
The kid is pretty fun, but doesn't say much! B-

From another reviewer at IMDb:

Between 1939 and 1942, Donald O'Connor had left
Paramount and went back to vaudeville. Then he signed
with Universal with his first picture there being
What's Cookin'. This was his second and like his
previous one, he appeared with another teen named
Peggy Ryan. They do a slight pantomime here during
an instrumental break in The Andrews Sisters number,
"Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree". Also during that
song, Shemp Howard gets hit and slapped by at least
one of those sisters. He also gets a few from Mary
Wickes as his on-off girlfriend. Also appearing
here is Huntz Hall-outside of The East Side
Kids-who has trouble training Harry James the
bugle (This sequence I found a little lame unlike
the other ones I just mentioned). There's also
some romantic subplot but never mind about that.
Just enjoy the music and some of the comedy bits
and you should enjoy Private Buckaroo just
fine. - tavm from Baton Rouge, LA

The Andrews Sisters ... Andrews Sisters
Dick Foran ... Lon Prentice
Joe E. Lewis ... Lancelot Pringle McBiff
Ernest Truex ... Col. Elias Weatherford
Jennifer Holt ... Joyce Mason
Shemp Howard ... Sgt. 'Muggsy' Shavel
Richard Davies ... Lt. Howard Mason
Mary Wickes ... Bonnie-Belle Schlopkiss
Donald O'Connor ... Donny
Peggy Ryan ... Peggy
Huntz Hall ... Cpl. Anemic
Susan Levine ... Tagalong
The Jivin' Jacks and Jills ... Vocal Group
Harry James ... Harry James
Harry James and His Orchestra ... The Music Makers (as Harry James and His Music Makers)
Laverne Andrews ... Laverne Andrews
Maxene Andrews ... Maxene Andrews
Patty Andrews ... Patty Andrews
Eddie Acuff ... Waiter Captain (uncredited)
Dorothy Babb ... Member of the Jivin' Jacks and Jills (uncredited)
Wade Boteler ... Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
Eddie Bruce ... Jeep Driver (uncredited)
George Chandler ... Enlistment Sergeant (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin ... Uncle (uncredited)
Roland Dupree ... Member of the Jivin' Jacks and Jills (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty ... Drill Sergeant (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Nightclub Patron Awaiting Table (uncredited)
Helen Forrest ... Band Singer (uncredited)
Joe Geil ... Member of the Jivin' Jacks and Jills (uncredited)
Edmund Glover ... Private (uncredited)
Grace Hayle ... Dowager (uncredited)
Robert Emmett Keane ... Nightclub Owner (uncredited)
Jane McNab ... Member of the Jivin' Jacks and Jills (uncredited)
Jean McNab ... Member of the Jivin' Jacks and Jills (uncredited)
Harold Miller ... Nightclub Patron Awaiting Table (uncredited)
Sidney Miller ... Jeep Driver (uncredited)
Dolores Mitchell ... Member of the Jivin' Jacks and Jills (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien ... Joseph (uncredited)
Gene O'Donnell ... McAllister (uncredited)
Eddie Parker ... Atkins (uncredited)
Tom Quinn ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Tommy Rall ... Member of the Jivin' Jacks and Jills (uncredited)
Joey Ray ... Waiter (uncredited)
Addison Richards ... Army Captain (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre ... Tough Waiter (uncredited)
Robert Scheerer ... Member of the Jivin' Jacks and Jills (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley ... Maj. Evans (uncredited)
Billy Wayne ... Sergeant (uncredited)

AT WAR WITH THE ARMY(1943):

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis! How can this be
anything but great?! Well, first have Jerry
"sing"! This isn't much of a musical, Dean
sings two songs, Jerry warbles a couple. And
overall, except for Dean's music, this film
is quite a dud! C+

From another reviewer at IMDb:

Dean Martin is very funny as a frustrated office
sergeant in this Army comedy.

Polly Bergen is beautiful and she sings a song with
Dean, while Dean sings one song alone. Jerry 'The
Schmuck' Lewis is much less impressive.

Film was released in 1950, though the print you'll
see looks more like the movie was made in 1939. But
at least it's funny.

Base office scenes are great and magnify the kind
of stuff that goes on in the military. I worked in
Air Force administration and it was silly at times.
My favorite line is when the captain tells Dino to
send in "morning reports the night
before". - Matthew_Capitano from Beverly Hills, CA

Dean Martin ... 1st Sgt. Vic Puccinelli
Jerry Lewis ... Pfc. Alvin Korwin
Mike Kellin ... Sgt. McVey
Jimmie Dundee ... Eddie
Dick Stabile ... Pvt. Pokey
Tommy Farrell ... Cpl. Clark
Frank Hyers ... Cpl. Shaughnessy
Danny Dayton ... Supply Sgt. Miller (as Dan Dayton)
William Mendrek ... Capt. Ernest Caldwell
Kenneth Forbes ... Lt. Davenport
Paul Livermore ... Pvt. Jack Edwards
Ty Perry ... Lt. Terray
Jean Ruth ... Millie
Angela Greene ... Mrs. Deborah Caldwell
Polly Bergen ... Helen Palmer
Douglas Evans ... Col. Davis
Stephen Roberts ... Doctor (as Steve Roberts)
Al Negbo ... Orderly
Dewey Robinson ... Bartender
Lee Bennett ... Soldier (uncredited)
Joe Gray ... Soldier (uncredited)

STAGE DOOR CANTEEN(1943):

This is actually pretty serious! It shows how
young some of these boys were when they went
into the service! It also shows how some of
the stars treated these boys with respect!
And a touch of sadness! Anyway, the music is
good and the humor is very jolly indeed!

And one other thing here, this is LOOOOOONNNGGG!! A-

From another reviewer at IMDb:

I loved this film. I actually found it on youtube.
Most of the reviews have concentrated on the fact
that all those celebrities of the wartime era were
seen. And it was indeed lovely to see them especially
Katharine Hepburn who was lovely as ever. And the
beautiful Merle Oberon.

But for me the best part of the movie was the interaction
of the soldiers and the girls. And I was especially
enthralled by the performances of the little known
actor William Terry as Dakota and actress Cheryl Walker
as Eileen.

This was obviously their one chance to shine in a big
movie and I feel they did so magnificently. Indeed
without them I don't think there would have been a
film at all as you can't just have a movie filled
with a bunch of cameo performances.

I thought William Terry gave a lovely performance as
the gentle Dakota. While Cheryl Walker I thought to be
quite brilliant as the self centred Eileen who changes
at the end. Indeed there were tears in my eyes at the
conclusion. And it was definitely their performances that
made the movie for me. - Gary Lewin from United Kingdom

Judith Anderson ... Judith Anderson
Kenny Baker ... Kenny Baker
Tallulah Bankhead ... Tallulah Bankhead
Ralph Bellamy ... Ralph Bellamy
Edgar Bergen ... Edgar Berger
Charlie McCarthy ... Charlie McCarthy
Ray Bolger ... Ray Bolger
Ina Claire ... Ina Claire
Katharine Cornell ... Katherine Cornell
Gracie Fields ... Gracie Fields
Lynn Fontanne ... Lynn Fontaine
Helen Hayes ... Helen Hayes
Katharine Hepburn ... Katharine Hepburn
Hugh Herbert ... Hugh Herbert
Jean Hersholt ... Jean Hersholt
George Jessel ... George Jessel
Gypsy Rose Lee ... Gypsy Rose Lee
Alfred Lunt ... Alfred Lunt
Harpo Marx ... Harpo Marx
Elsa Maxwell ... Elsa Maxwell
Yehudi Menuhin ... Yehudi Menuhin
Ethel Merman ... Ethel Merman
Paul Muni ... Paul Muni
Merle Oberon ... Merle Oberon
George Raft ... George Raft
Lanny Ross ... Lanny Ross
Martha Scott ... Martha Scott
Ethel Waters ... Ethel Waters
Johnny Weissmuller ... Johnny Weissmuller
Ed Wynn ... Ed Wynn
Henry Armetta ... Henry Armetta
Benny Baker ... Beny Baker
Helen Broderick ... Helen Broderick
Lloyd Corrigan ... Lloyd Corrigan
Jane Darwell ... Jane Darwell
William Demarest ... William Demarest
Virginia Field ... Virginia Field
Vinton Freedley ... Vinton
Ann Gillis ... Ann Gillis
Lucile Gleason ... Lucille Gleason (as Lucille Gleason)
Vera Gordon ... Vera Gordon
Virginia Grey ... Virginia Grey
Sam Jaffe ... Sam Jaffe
Allen Jenkins ... Allen Jenkins
Roscoe Karns ... Roscoe Karns
Tom Kennedy ... Tom Kennedy
Otto Kruger ... Otto Kruger
June Lang ... June Lang
Betty Lawford ... Betty Lawford
Bert Lytell ... Canteen Master of Ceremonies
Aline MacMahon ... Aline MacMahon
Horace McMahon ... Horace MacMahon (as Horace MacMahon)
Helen Menken ... Helen Minken
Peggy Moran ... Peggy Moran
Ralph Morgan ... Ralph Morgan
Alan Mowbray ... Alan Mowbray
Elliott Nugent ... Elliott Nugent
Patrick O'Moore ... Australian
Franklin Pangborn ... Franklin Pangborn
Helen Parrish ... Helen Parrish
Brock Pemberton ... Brock Pemberton
Selena Royle ... Selena Royle
Marion Shockley ... Lillian
Cornelia Otis Skinner ... Cornelia Otis Skinner
Ned Sparks ... Ned Sparks
Bill Stern ... Bill Stern
Arleen Whelan ... Arleen Whelan
May Whitty ... May Whitty (as Dame May Whitty)
Count Basie ... Conductor of the Count Basie Orchestra
Xavier Cugat ... Conductor of the Xavier Cugat Orchestra
Benny Goodman ... Conductor of the Benny Goodman Orchestra
Kay Kyser ... Conductor of the Kay Kyser Band
Guy Lombardo ... Conductor of the Guy Lombardo Orchestra
Freddy Martin ... Conductor of the Freddy Martin Orchestra
Cheryl Walker ... Eileen Burke
William Terry ... Dakota Smith
Marjorie Riordan ... Jean
Lon McCallister ... California Jack Gilman
Margaret Early ... Ella Sue
Sunset Carson ... Tex (as Michael Harrison)
Dorothea Kent ... Mamie - Jersey's Girl
Frederick Brady ... Jersey Wallace (as Fred Brady)
Kay Kyser Band ... Kay Kyser Band
Count Basie and His Orchestra ... Count Basie Orchestra
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra ... Benny Goodman Orchestra (as Benny Goodman Orchestra)
Guy Lombardo Orchestra ... Guy Lombardo Orchestra
Freddy Martin Orchestra ... Freddy Martin Orchestra
Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra ... Xavier Cugat Orchestra
Harry Babbitt ... Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)
Dave Barbour ... Musician (uncredited)
Julie Conway ... Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)
Jane Cowl ... Jane Cowl (uncredited)
Helen Dumas ... Helen (uncredited)
Trudy Erwin ... Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)
Dorothy Fields ... Dorothy Fields (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty ... Dubious Army Sergeant (uncredited)
Arlene Francis ... Arlene Francis (uncredited)
Mack Gray ... Waiter (uncredited)
George E. Green ... Freddy Martin Orchestra Member (uncredited)
Eddie Hall ... Soldier on Train (uncredited)
Louis Jean Heydt ... Captain Robinson (uncredited)
John James ... Don Brandt - Marine with Virginia Grey (uncredited)
Virginia Kaye ... Virgina Kaye (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp ... Marine (uncredited)
Jack Lambert ... Sailor Cutting In with Ina Claire (uncredited)
Gertrude Lawrence ... Gertrude Lawrence (uncredited)
Peggy Lee ... Benny Goodman Orchestra Singer (uncredited)
Maurice Marks ... Jitterbugging Soldier (uncredited)
Jack Martin ... Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)
Sully Mason ... Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)
George Mathews ... Marine Sergeant with Ray Bolger (uncredited)
Marian Moore ... Marian Moore (uncredited)
Elizabeth Morgan ... Elizabeth (uncredited)
Caleb Peterson ... Johnny Jones (uncredited)
Francis Pierlot ... Minister at Jersey's Wedding (uncredited)
Django Reinhardt ... Django Reinhardt (uncredited)
Ruth Roman ... Girl (uncredited)
Lina Romay ... Xavier Cugat Orchestra Singer (uncredited)
Johnny Roventini ... Johnny - Bellhop 'Living Tradmark' for Philip Morris Cigarettes (uncredited)
Mortimer Snerd ... Wooden Dummy (uncredited)
Anne G. Sterling ... Attractive Woman (uncredited)
Arthur Walsh ... Jitterbugging Soldier (uncredited)
Jesse White ... Jesse White (uncredited)
Max Williams ... Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)
Matt Willis ... Sergeant on Train (uncredited)

THIS IS THE ARMY(1943):

A propaganda film for the service! This has some
pretty well known people in it: Kate Smith, Ronald
Reagan & Rosemary DeCamp! But probably the most
important were the actual soldiers that were in
the service! Some pretty good music, and the longest
version of "God Bless America" ever recorded! LOL!
Not phenominal movie, just decent! And one more
thing, this is pretty long at almost 2 hours! C+

From another reviewer at IMDb:

First of all, had you done your research, you would've
known that all three branches of the military had (and
still have) entertainment divisions whose sole job is
to produce shows for the troops. If you looked at the
"Crazy Credits" section you would've learned that famed
composer Irving Berlin staged the two soldier shows
as depicted in the movie.

Yes, many of the skits and songs are terribly dated
and yes "This is the Army" is largely a propaganda
film, but Berlin singing his "Oh How I Hate to Get
Up in the Morning" was the lament of every draftee.

Virtually *every* film made during WWII was done
either as propaganda or to bolster the spirits on
the homefront.

I respectfully suggest watching it again, but instead
of looking at it with 2004 cynicism, look at it in the
context of the times. - Marlene Bomer from United States

George Murphy ... Jerry Jones
Joan Leslie ... Eileen Dibble
George Tobias ... Maxie Twardofsky
Alan Hale ... Sgt. McGee
Charles Butterworth ... Eddie Dibble
Dolores Costello ... Mrs. Davidson
Una Merkel ... Rose Dibble
Stanley Ridges ... Maj. John B. Davidson
Rosemary DeCamp ... Ethel Jones
Ruth Donnelly ... Mrs. O'Brien
Dorothy Peterson ... Mrs. Nelson
Frances Langford ... Frances Langford
Gertrude Niesen ... World War One Vocalist
Kate Smith ... Kate Smith
Ronald Reagan ... Johnny Jones (as Lt. Ronald Reagan)
Joe Louis ... Joe Louis (as Sgt. Joe Louis)
Alan Anderson ... Assistant Stage Manager Anderson (as 1st Sgt Alan Anderson)
Ezra Stone ... M/Sgt. Ezra Stone (as M/Sgt. Ezra Stone)
Tom D'Andrea ... Tommy (as T/Sgt. Tom D'Andrea)
James Burrell ... Lead Singer - 'I'm Getting Tired' (as S/Sgt. James Burrell)
Ross Elliott ... Officer in Magician Skit (as Sgt. Ross Elliot)
Alan Manson ... Hunting Skit Straight Man/Jane Cowl (as Sgt. Alan Manson)
John Prinze Mendes ... Magician in Skit (as Sgt. John Prinze Mendes)
Julie Oshins ... Pvt. Twardofsky (as Sgt. Julie Oshins)
Earl Oxford ... Lead Singer - 'I Left My Heart' Number (as Sgt. Earl Oxford)
Robert Shanley ... Ted Nelson (as Sgt. Robert Shanley)
Philip Truex ... Acting Sergeant of the New Guard (as Sgt. Philip Truex)
James MacColl ... Soldier/Alfred Lunt (as Cpl. James MacColl)
Herbert Anderson ... Danny Davidson (as Cpl. Herbert Anderson)
Ralph Magelssen ... Lead Singer - 'Mandy' (as Cpl. Ralph Magelssen)
Tilestone Perry ... Soldier/Lynn Fontanne (as Cpl. Tileston Perry)
Joe Cook Jr. ... Soldier (as Pfc. Joe Cook Jr.)
Larry Weeks ... KP Potato Juggler (as Pfc. Larry Weeks)
The Allon Trio ... Allon Trio
Murray Alper ... Soldier (uncredited)
Arnet Amos ... Singer (uncredited)
Warner Anderson ... Kate Smith's Announcer (uncredited)
Irving Bacon ... Waiter (uncredited)
Leah Baird ... Old-Timer's Wife (uncredited)
Louis Bednarcik ... Allon Trio Acrobat (uncredited)
Irving Berlin ... Irving Berlin (uncredited)
Dick Bernie ... Hunting Skit Comedian (uncredited)
Carlyle Blackwell Jr. ... Soldier (uncredited)
Charles H. Blake ... Soldier (uncredited)
Jackie Brown ... Mike Nelson (uncredited)
Marion Brown ... Heavyset Dancer - 'Harlem' Number (uncredited)
Angelo Buono ... Allon Trio Acrobat (uncredited)
Jimmy Butler ... Soldier (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr. ... Soldier at Camp (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin ... Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Richard Crane ... Sergeant on Field March (uncredited)
Belmonte Cristiani ... Soldier (uncredited)
James Cross ... Lead Singer/Dancer - 'Harlem' Number (uncredited)
John Daheim ... Soldier (uncredited)
Dan Dailey ... Soldier - 'This Is the Army' Number (uncredited)
Gayle DeCamp ... Soldier (uncredited)
Irving Deutsch ... Twin soldier (uncredited)
Murray Deutsch ... Twin soldier (uncredited)
Alan Dexter ... Soldier (uncredited)
John Draper ... Soldier (uncredited)
Geno Erbisti ... Allon Trio Acrobat (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth ... Soldier (uncredited)
Martin Faust ... Soldier (uncredited)
Sgt. Fisher ... Blake Nelson (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Woman in Audience (uncredited)
Ross Ford ... Soldier (uncredited)
Art Foster ... Soldier (uncredited)
Ilka Grüning ... Mrs. Twardofsky (uncredited)
Eddie Hall ... Sailor (uncredited)
Hank Henry ... Plumber - 'Ladies of Chorus' Number/Cigar-Smoker in Canteen (uncredited)
Shep Houghton ... Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Irving ... Mandy In Yellow Dress (uncredited)
John James ... Soldier (uncredited)
Jerry Jarrett ... Soldier (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson ... Boy (uncredited)
Henry Jones ... Mr. Brown/World War One Bugle Audition Observer (uncredited)
Fred Kelly ... Mandy's Beau (uncredited)
Bill Kennedy ... News Commentator (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold ... Woman in D.C. Audience (uncredited)
Gary Merrill ... Backstage MP on Right (uncredited)
Pinkie Mitchell ... Comic General in Acrobat Skit (uncredited)
Victor Moore ... Soldier's Father (uncredited)
Patsie Moran ... Marie Twardofsky (uncredited)
Gene Nelson ... Soldier (uncredited)
Allen Pomeroy ... Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Reeves ... Moore's Son's Dance Partner - 'Ladies of Chorus' (uncredited)
Sydney Robin ... Mr. Jones/Printer - 'Ladies of Chorus' (uncredited)
William Roerick ... Mr. Green (uncredited)
Hayden Rorke ... Soldier/Stage Manager (uncredited)
Milton Rosenstock ... Pit Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
Robert Sidney ... Soldier (uncredited)
Arthur Space ... Soldier (uncredited)
Arthur Steiner ... Soldier (uncredited)
Ernest Truex ... Soldier's Father (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin ... Stranger in Audience (uncredited)
Doodles Weaver ... Soldier (uncredited)
Bert Whitley ... Soldier (uncredited)
William Wycoff ... Dancer in Drag - 'Harlem' Number (uncredited)
Jack Young ... Franklin D. Roosevelt (uncredited)

CAREER GIRL(1944)

Not a bad movie, and really short! A talented
and aspiring singer goes to New York to make
her name on Broadway! Not having much luck,
she decides to go back to her hometown fience
but the girls that she boards with think she
has what it takes and chip in together to change
her mind. Hmm, what WILL happen!! B

From IMDb.com:

While there's no Ginger Rogers here (who appeared
in both of those films), there is a dancer who
emulates her in one sequence of this PRC musical.
It all surrounds a Kansas City singer (Frances
Langford) who moves into a hotel for women and
gains the support of most of the other residents
who spot her talent right off and pool their resources
to help her out. She's engaged to a boring businessman
in Kansas City but finds herself attracted to the
jilted suitor of one of the hotel's snootier
residents. Iris Adrian gets to show off both kitten
and cat like qualities as the tough broad with
the heart of gold who gathers everybody around
in Langford's defense but isn't afraid to break
a vase over another resident's head. Acting wise,
she is the winner in this group, while the lovely
Langford is musically brilliant if not a natural
actress. Still likable however, it makes sense
that she would usually be relegated to guest
appearances in musicals rather than starring
in them, although she did star in a few.

There's some witty exchanges between the ladies
of the hotel, and a nice bit concerning the hotel's
owner afraid of his hatchet faced wife, only seen
briefly with looks that only Mount Rushmore would
love. It is a rare treat to see these "Z" grade
musicals from PRC or Monogram that offer a bit
higher budgets and are a grade higher than their
campy horror films or mainly creaky westerns they
were famous for. So this hotel for women is definitely
worth an 80 minute visit. - mark.waltz from United States

Frances Langford ... Joan Terry (as Miss Frances Langford)
Edward Norris ... Steve Dexter
Iris Adrian ... Glenda Benton
Craig Woods ... James Blake
Linda Brent ... Thelma Mason
Alec Craig ... Theodore 'Pop' Billings - the Landlord
Ariel Heath ... Sue Collins
Lorraine Krueger ... Ann
Gladys Blake ... Janie
Charles Judels ... Felix Black
Charles Williams ... Louis Horton
Renee Helms ... Polly (as Renee White)
Marcy McGuire ... Louise (as Marion McGuire)
Judy Clark ... Dancer
Horace B. Carpenter ... Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Jack Chefe ... Headwaiter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Miss Cunningham - Mr. Dexter's Secretary (uncredited)
Eddie Kane ... Mr. Draper (uncredited)
Larry Steers ... Mr. Bronson - Casting Director (uncredited)

PEOPLE ARE FUNNY(1946)

Anyone growing up in the 50s & 60s know this
long running TV show! This is a story about how
they took it from radio to TV! Totally made up
story, several good comedy actors here, and
the idea for the story wan't bad! It's just
not a great movie! C

From IMDb.com:

Sit back and enjoy this one. A story of two producers
that have been feuding for years. Both end up with
half the rights to a radio program "People Are Funny."
Along the way to getting the program on the radio you
get to hear some very good musical numbers by a variety
of performers. The longer you watch the more you realize
that you really like what you are seeing and
hearing. - Craig Smith (csmith13@woh.rr.com) from Toledo, Ohio

Jack Haley ... Pinky Wilson
Helen Walker ... Corey Sullivan
Rudy Vallee ... Ormsby Jamison
Ozzie Nelson ... Leroy Brinker
Phillip Reed ... John Guedel
Bob Graham ... Luke
Roy Atwell ... Mr. Pippensigal
Barbara Roche ... Aimee
Clara Blandick ... Grandma Wilson
The Vagabonds ... Singers
Art Linkletter ... Master of Ceremonies
Frances Langford ... Frances Langford
William 'Billy' Benedict ... NBC Usher
Ann Jenkins ... Boogie Woogie Piano Player
Billy Bletcher ... Singer - 'Alouette' (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers ... Revd. Allen - Contestant (uncredited)
Joe DeRita ... Mr. Hinkley (uncredited)
Byron Foulger ... Mr. Button (uncredited)
Casey Johnson ... Jerry - Contestant (uncredited)
Frank F. Mitchell ... Singer - 'Alouette' (uncredited)
Lillian Molieri ... Singer - 'Hey Jose' (uncredited)
Rosarita Varela ... Singer - 'Celito Lindo' (uncredited)

TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY(1946):

First off, this is an extremely long movie(2 hours
15 minutes!)!

This movie is loosely about the life of Jerome
Kern(mostly known for Showboat and Roberta!).
There are a lot of fictionalizationing going
on in this(such as the Sally Hessler character),
but all in all this is a fast moving movie,
with a ton of top notch stars(Frank Sinatra,
Judy Garland, Angela Lansbury, Lena Horne, Van
Hefflin, Dinah Shore & Robert Walker[as Kern])!

If you like musicals, this is quite good and
probably the best musical in the set!! A-

From another reviewer at IMDb:

This film has a cast of Giants of the Silver
Screen, Frank Sinatra looking like a baby face
who was American's Top Male Singer of the 1940's,
every young ladies heart throb! Robert Walker
(Jerome Kern) "Stranger's on A Train" '52 played
a great role as the composer of "Show Boat"
and many other great musicals. The cast of
June Allyson, Van Heflin and Lena Horne "Stormy
Weather" '40s and even Angela Lansbury, of "Murder
She Wrote" appeared in this great film. Vincenti
Minnelli, Judy Garland's husband at the time
made this a must see film for all generations
to enjoy. If you love good romantic music which
will live on forever and ever, see this wonderful
refreshing film which will warm your heart and
soul! - whpratt1 from United States

June Allyson ... Jane (segment: "Leave It to Jane")
Lucille Bremer ... Sally Hessler
Judy Garland ... Marilyn Miller
Kathryn Grayson ... Magnolia Hawks (segment "Show Boat")/Kathryn Grayson
Van Heflin ... James I. Hessler
Lena Horne ... Julie LaVerne (segment "Show Boat")/Lena Horne
Van Johnson ... Bandleader in Elite Club
Tony Martin ... Gaylord Ravenal (segment "Show Boat")/Tony Martin
Dinah Shore ... Julia Sanderson/Dinah Shore
Frank Sinatra ... Frank Sinatra
Robert Walker ... Jerome Kern
Gower Champion ... Dance Specialty (segment "Roberta")
Cyd Charisse ... Dance Specialty (segment 'Roberta')
Harry Hayden ... Charles Frohman
Paul Langton ... Oscar Hammerstein II
Angela Lansbury ... London Specialty
Paul Maxey ... Victor Herbert
Ray McDonald ... Dance Specialty (segment: "Leave It to Jane")/Ray McDonald
Mary Nash ... Mrs. Muller
Virginia O'Brien ... Ellie May Shipley (segment "Show Boat")/Virginia O'Brien
Dorothy Patrick ... Eva Kern
Caleb Peterson ... Joe (segment "Show Boat")
William 'Bill' Phillips ... Joe Hennessey (as Wm. 'Bill' Phillips)
Joan Wells ... Sally Hessler as a Girl
John Alban ... Stage Door Johnny (uncredited)
John Albright ... Call Boy (uncredited)
Arnet Amos ... Parade Member/Singer (uncredited)
Jean Andren ... Secretary (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews ... Doctor (uncredited)
Gloria Joy Arden ... Showgirl (uncredited)
Lee Bennett ... Stage Door Johnny (uncredited)
Margaret Bert ... Maid (uncredited)
Edward Biby ... Critic (uncredited)
Karin Booth ... Reclining Show Girl 'Old Man River' Finale (uncredited)
Norman Borine ... Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Charles Bradstreet ... Stage Door Johnny (uncredited)
Linda Brent ... Showgirl (uncredited)
Arnaut Brothers ... Bird Act (uncredited)
Alma Carroll ... Showgirl (uncredited)
Lucille Casey ... Showgirl (uncredited)
Ann Codee ... Mme. Larouche (uncredited)
Bruce Cowling ... Steve Baker (segment "Show Boat") (uncredited)
James Darrell ... Critic (uncredited)
Harry Denny ... Stage Door Johnny (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon ... Katie (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn ... Moving Man (uncredited)
Dick Earle ... Critic (uncredited)
Rex Evans ... Cecil Keller (uncredited)
James Finlayson ... Candy Vendor (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Backstage Well-Wisher (uncredited)
Sally Forrest ... Showgirl (uncredited)
William Forrest ... Movie Director (uncredited)
Byron Foulger ... Frohman's Secretary (uncredited)
Mary Jane French ... Showgirl (uncredited)
Herschel Graham ... Critic (uncredited)
James Grey ... Bull Clown (uncredited)
Charles Griffin ... Critic (uncredited)
William Halligan ... Cap'n Andy Hawks (segment "Show Boat") (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... Club Elite Patron (uncredited)
Mary Hatcher ... Showgirl (uncredited)
Russell Hicks ... Producer (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes ... Man Waiting in Frohman's Office (uncredited)
Reed Howes ... Critic (uncredited)
Fred Hueston ... Critic (uncredited)
Lilyan Irene ... Barmaid (uncredited)
Maurice Kelly ... Dance Specialty (uncredited)
Thomas Louden ... Rural Postman (uncredited)
Herb Lurie ... Dancer (uncredited)
Bob MacLean ... Stage Door Johnny (uncredited)
Charles Madrin ... Critic (uncredited)
Mickey Malloy ... Showgirl (uncredited)
Louis Manley ... Swivel Chair Lady (uncredited)
Matt Mattox ... Dance Specialty (uncredited)
Bert May ... Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Eric Mayne ... Club Elite Patron (uncredited)
May McAvoy ... Well-Wisher after 'Roberta' (uncredited)
Beryl McCutcheon ... Showgirl (uncredited)
Frank McLure ... Stage Door Johnny (uncredited)
Leonard Mellen ... Critic (uncredited)
Tony Merlo ... Critic (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell ... Private Detective (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse ... Elite Club Diner (uncredited)
George Murray ... Stage Door Johnny (uncredited)
Hazard Newsberry ... Critic (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor ... Ed (uncredited)
George Peters ... Stage Door Johnny (uncredited)
Lee Phelps ... Moving Man (uncredited)
James Plato ... Critic (uncredited)
'Snub' Pollard ... 'Old Man River' Orchestra Drummer (uncredited)
J. Lewis Smith ... Critic (uncredited)
Larry Steers ... Critic (uncredited)
Tom Stevenson ... Man with Parasol Idea (uncredited)
Ray Teal ... Movie Studio Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
Irene Vernon ... Showgirl (uncredited)
Alice Wallace ... Showgirl (uncredited)
Don Wayson ... Private Detective (uncredited)
Lee Wilde ... Specialty (segment 'The Cat and the Fiddle') (uncredited)
Lyn Wilde ... Specialty (segment 'The Cat and the Fiddle') (uncredited)
Esther Williams ... Esther Williams - Signing Autographs (uncredited)
Lawrence A. Williams ... Critic (uncredited)
Douglas Wright ... Bull Clown (uncredited)

FABULOUS DORSEYS, THE(1947):

This relies heavily on Tommy and Jimmy carrying
the movie!! There are no other names here! On the
other hand, there doesn't need to be! This is truly
a great movie with a lot of information about two
of the greatest band leaders in the history of music! A+

From another reviewer at IMDb:

I would give "The Fabulous Dorseys" a 10 on the
basis of the music alone. If the acting by the
Dorsey Brothers does not exactly bowl you over,
at least it were the actual brothers portraying
themselves. The music is sublime, and if you like
the classic big-band sound, you will love the
music here. There are guest stars as well, chief
among them being Paul Whiteman, in one of his
rare film appearances. Lovely Helen O' Connell
is along to vocalize to some of the Dorsey
Brother's biggest hits. Based on the reviews
I have read about this film, I wouldn't bother,
but I have learned to listen to my own opinions
of certain films after viewing them. That is why
we have websites like this so we can share our
honest opinions of these films. - earlytalkie from United States

Tommy Dorsey ... Tommy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey ... Jimmy Dorsey
Janet Blair ... Jane Howard
Paul Whiteman ... Paul Whiteman
William Lundigan ... Bob Burton
Sara Allgood ... Mrs. Dorsey
Arthur Shields ... Mr. Dorsey
Dave Willock ... Foggy
William Bakewell ... Eddie
James Flavin ... Gorman
Charlie Barnet ... Charlie Barnet
Bob Eberly ... Bob Eberly
Henry Busse ... Henry Busse
Helen O'Connell ... Helen O'Connell
Mike Pingatore ... Musician
Art Tatum ... Art Tatum
Ziggy Elman ... Musician
Stuart Foster ... Musician
Ray Bauduc ... Musician
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra ... Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (as Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra)
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra ... Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra (as Jimmy Dorsey's Orchestra)
Buz Buckley ... Young Jimmy Dorsey (uncredited)
Ann Carter ... Young Jane Howard (uncredited)
Edward Clark ... Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson ... Artie (uncredited)
Tom Dugan ... Waiter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Lady in Concert Audience (uncredited)
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart ... Phil (uncredited)
Buddy Morrow ... Trombonist (uncredited)
Anne O'Neal ... Kate (uncredited)
Jack Roper ... Radio Station Attendant (uncredited)
Jackie Searl ... Joe (uncredited)
Sherry Sherwood ... Singer (uncredited)
Andrew Tombes ... De Witt (uncredited)
Bobby Warde ... Young Tommy Dorsey (uncredited)

INSPECTOR GENERAL, THE(1949):

Some really great names in this one! Danny Kaye,
Elsa Lanchester, Alan Hale(Sr.) & Gene Lockhart star
in this romp in which most of the cast is related
to each other and corruption abounds!! The
inspector general has been given free hand to
clean up the country! Kaye plays a scam artist
who goes from town to town to sell his potions
that don't work! He becomes mistaken for the
IG!! C+

From another reviewer at IMDb:

An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show
wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a
vagrancy charge. The town's corrupt officials mistake
him for the inspector general whom they think is
traveling in disguise. Fearing he will discover
they've been pocketing tax money, they make several
bungled attempts to kill him.

Unfortunately, this film is in the public domain
and that means that Alpha Video seems to be the
primary supplier. Maybe another version exists,
but I saw the Alpha one. While it's not as bad
as many public domain films, it has clearly aged
and a new transfer would benefit the film greatly.

This film stands out as being a wonderful showcase
for Danny Kaye. His best-known films (like "White
Christmas") seem to have him more often as the
sidekick. This film proves he can be a leading
man in his own right, with plenty of humorous
acting and some incredible singing. Kaye should
be recognized as a bigger star than Bing
Crosby. - gavin6942 from United States

Danny Kaye ... Georgi
Walter Slezak ... Yakov
Barbara Bates ... Leza
Elsa Lanchester ... Maria
Gene Lockhart ... The Mayor
Alan Hale ... Kovatch
Walter Catlett ... Colonel Castine
Rhys Williams ... Inspector General
Benny Baker ... Telecki (uncredited)
Leonard Bremen ... Lieutenant (uncredited)
Robert Cherry ... Peasant (uncredited)
Frank Conlan ... OId Villager (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin ... Turnkey (uncredited)
Helena Dare ... Townwoman (uncredited)
Bryn Davis ... Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
George Davis ... Ladislaus (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch ... Peasant (uncredited)
Art Dupuis ... Sentry (uncredited)
Robert Filmer ... Sentry (uncredited)
Byron Foulger ... Burbis (uncredited)
Karen Hale ... Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Lew Hearn ... Izzick (uncredited)
Sam Hearn ... Gizzick (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood ... Goatherd (uncredited)
Si Jenks ... Deaf Villager (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey ... Villager (uncredited)
Joleen King ... Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Marc Krah ... Gypsy (uncredited)
Gracille LaVinder ... Townwoman (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt ... Lazlo (uncredited)
Ida Moore ... Old Villager (uncredited)
Jack Mower ... Villager (uncredited)
Alix Nagy ... Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Paul Newlan ... Viertel - the Woodchopper (uncredited)
Nestor Paiva ... Gregor (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper ... Buxom Villager (uncredited)
Joe Ploski ... Bela (uncredited)
Maudie Prickett ... Townwoman (uncredited)
Harry Raven ... Sentry (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt ... Sentry (uncredited)
Lester Sharpe ... Sentry (uncredited)
Pepi Sinoff ... Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey ... Townsman (uncredited)
Joan Vohs ... Peasant Girl (uncredited)
Audrey Winn ... Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Jeff York ... Guard (uncredited)

ROYAL WEDDING(1951):

This only suffers from the singing of Jane
Powell, for me anyway! I'm not a fan of high
pitched singing! However, take that out of the
equation and this is a pretty good movie, with
one of the most unique dance sequences ever! It
even rivals the great dance scene in Singing
In The Rain, "Make Them Laugh"!! A-

From another reviewer at IMDb:

It's hard to pick one of Fred Astaire's movies as
a favorite or as his best! But of course Royal Wedding
has to hit the top of the classics simply for the
famous "dance on the ceiling".

Jane Powell plays his sister and does a very nice
job, considering she and Fred never practiced any
dance routines together before shooting the film!
A must-see for Astaire fans, and if you're not a fan,
watch this film and you will be! - k_jasmine_99 from Nebraska

Fred Astaire ... Tom Bowen
Jane Powell ... Ellen Bowen
Peter Lawford ... Lord John Brindale
Sarah Churchill ... Anne Ashmond
Keenan Wynn ... Irving Klinger/Edgar Klinger
Albert Sharpe ... James Ashmond
Bea Allen ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Les Baxter ... Specialty in 'What a Lovely Day for a Wedding' Number (uncredited)
Wilson Benge ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Margaret Bert ... Ellen's Maid (uncredited)
Francis Bethencourt ... Charles Gordon (uncredited)
Jack Boyle ... Dancer (uncredited)
William Cabanne ... Dick (uncredited)
Gary Casteel ... Child singer (uncredited)
Andre Charisse ... Steward (uncredited)
Jack Chefe ... Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Mae Clarke ... Telephone Operator #1 (uncredited)
Carmen Clifford ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
James Conaty ... Royal Attendant (uncredited)
Oliver Cross ... Backstage Guest (uncredited)
Joan Dale ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Jack Daley ... Pop (uncredited)
Towyna Dally ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Italia DeNubila ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Helen Dickson ... Woman in Carriage with Lord John (uncredited)
Marietta Elliott ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Herbert Evans ... Royal Attendant (uncredited)
James Fairfax ... Harry (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum ... Backstage Guest (uncredited)
James Finlayson ... Cabby (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Backstage Guest (uncredited)
Alex Frazer ... Chester - Tom's Valet (uncredited)
Jack Gargan ... Bartender (uncredited)
Shirley Glickman ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
James Gonzalez ... Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Betty Hannon ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Jean Harrison ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Doreen Hayward ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
John Hedloe ... Billy (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan ... Stagehand (uncredited)
James Horne Jr. ... Young Man (uncredited)
Marian Horosko ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Wendy Howard ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Tommy Hughes ... Singing Man (uncredited)
Charlotte Hunter ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Delos Jewkes ... Specialty in 'What a Lovely Day for a Wedding' Number (uncredited)
Gwen L. Jones ... Specialty in 'What a Lovely Day for a Wedding' Number (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp ... Backstage Guest (uncredited)
Lucille La Marr ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Janet Lavis ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Virginia Lee ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Judy Lenson ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Henri Letondal ... Purser (uncredited)
Judy London ... Dancer (uncredited)
Richard Lupino ... Singing Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Stanley Mann ... Cab Driver (uncredited)
Svetlana McLe ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Frank McLure ... Information Clerk at Dock (uncredited)
Sheila Meyers ... Dancer (uncredited)
Harold Miller ... Man at Rehearsal (uncredited)
Phyllis Morris ... Singing Woman (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie ... Singing Doorman (uncredited)
Barry Norton ... Backstage Guest (uncredited)
Kerry O'Day ... Linda (uncredited)
Jetsy Parker ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
'Snub' Pollard ... Onlooker on Street (uncredited)
Albert Pollet ... Steward (uncredited)
John R. Reilly ... Pete Cumberly (uncredited)
Ricky Ricardi ... Dancer (uncredited)
Shirley Jean Rickert ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Viola Roache ... Sarah Ashmond (uncredited)
John Rogers ... Cockney in Pub (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo ... Bartender (uncredited)
Pat Simms ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Bert Stevens ... Military Officer on Street (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan ... Stagehand (uncredited)
David Thursby ... Singing Bobby (uncredited)
Dee Turnell ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Dorothy Tuttle ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Joan Vohs ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Dorothea Ward ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Pat Williams ... Barbara (uncredited)
Eric Wilton ... Toasting Drinker at Bar (uncredited)
Helen Winston ... Telephone Operator #2 (uncredited)
Doris Wolcott ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Wilson Wood ... Drinker (uncredited)

ROAD TO BALI(1953):

The boys get into trouble when they agree to
help a prince when he asks for deep sea divers
to help him dive for treasure! They meet Dorothy,
the prince's cousin, and of course they both
fall for her! Later on they wind up having to
rescue her and her kingdom!! Sadly this has
some really poor acting in it! Ansara and
Lamore both seem quite wooden! Of course
it may be just how they were being directed
to act! All things being equal, this is still
Hope and Crosby(along with Lamore, Martin &
Lewis & others)! Definitely one of the better
films in the set!! B+

From a reviewer from IMDb.com:

Another journey with Bob, Bing, and Dotty, this time the
boys are escaping the law and a couple of shotgun wielding
fathers in Bing's case. They stowaway on a boat bound for
Rio De Janeiro and they meet damsel in distress Dotty with
her "aunt" Gale Sondergaard and her two henchmen Frank
Faylen and Joseph Vitale. Dragon lady Gale has been
hypnotizing Dottie to force her into a marriage so that
her inheritance can be swindled.

The Road pictures always had a usual pattern of songs.
A ballad for Crosby, a ballad for Lamour, and some patter
songs for Crosby and Hope. Crosby sings one of his nicest
ballads with But Beautiful. Hope and Crosby do Appalachicola,
Fla and Dottie does an unforgettable version of Experience
accompanied by Hope playing a bubble blowing trumpet.

Bing Crosby's most frequent singing partners were the
Andrews Sisters on record. They did enough material to
fill more than three of those old fashioned vinyl LPs. But
their only appearance in a movie with Bing is here and
they sing You Don't Have To Know The Language with
him as an extra treat.

See it and figure out for yourself what was in those
"papers" that the world was better off in blissful
ignorance of. - bkoganbing

Bing Crosby ... Scat Sweeney
Bob Hope ... Hot Lips Barton
Dorothy Lamour ... Lucia Maria de Andrade
Gale Sondergaard ... Catherine Vail
Frank Faylen ... Trigger
Joseph Vitale ... Tony
George Meeker ... Sherman Mallory
Frank Puglia ... Rodrigues
Nestor Paiva ... Cardoso
Robert Barrat ... Johnson
Stanley Andrews ... Capt. Harmon
Harry Woods ... Ship's Purser
The Wiere Brothers ... Three Musicians
The Andrews Sisters ... Andrews Sisters
Jerry Colonna ... Colonna
The Stone-Barton Puppeteers ... Puppeteers
The Carioca Boys ... Carioca Boys
Charles Middleton ... Farmer (uncredited)

PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN, THE(1957)

Oh boy, this is pretty bad! I'm not a fan of
this kind of production, rhyming just for the
sake of rhyming!! Not the worst of the movies
in this set, but way far away from the best! D-

From IMDb.com:

Overall it's a fun children's flick. The music is
good, the lyrics a bit desirous, but for kids - they're
fine. It's more of a cartoon-like presentation with
live actors. And hey, if you like Van Johnson, you
don't need anything more! He's good, but is he ever
bad? Just don't expect more than is really there.
It's not a modern production and it is geared toward
children more-so than adults, though adults can enjoy
it too if they don't try to take it too seriously.

The only real negative I have is that it is a bit long
for kids. The story drags a bit in the middle. The
beginning is fun, the ending is okay, but there is a
lull in the middle that makes it a little tough for a
child's attention span. - Scott Windsor from United States

Van Johnson ... Pied Piper/Truson
Claude Rains ... Mayor of Hamelin
Lori Nelson ... Mara
Jim Backus ... King's Emissary
Kay Starr ... John's Mother
Alan Aaronson ... Unknown
Kathie Anderson ... Unknown
Les Clark ... Unknown
Brian Corcoran ... Unknown
Cyril Delevanti ... Unknown
James Elsegood ... Unknown
James Gonzalez ... Unknown
Alex Goudavich ... Unknown
Fred Hansen ... Unknown
Jess Kirkpatrick ... Unknown
Carey Leverette ... Unknown
Nora Marlowe ... Unknown
Jack Mattis ... Unknown
Jay Meyers ... Unknown
Fintan Meyler ... Unknown
Dean Miles ... Unknown
Joseph Sargent ... Unknown
Stanley Adams ... Second Counselor (uncredited)
Oliver Blake ... Leading Citizen (uncredited)
Rene Kroper ... Paul (uncredited)
Carl Benton Reid ... Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland ... Leading Townswoman (uncredited)
Doodles Weaver ... First Counselor (uncredited)