Stage Door Canteen

IMDb link: 0036384
IMDb rating: 6.3 (1,938 votes)
Genres: Comedy, War, Music, Romance, Musical
Director: Frank Borzage
Cast: Ralph Bellamy, Tallulah Bankhead, Judith Anderson, Kenny Baker, Cheryl Walker, William Terry, Cheryl Walker and others

Release date: 22 Nov 1943
Release year: 1943
Runtime: 132 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: charlie mccarthy character, ventriloquist, ventriloquist dummy, ventriloquism, troop train, sleeping on a train, bugle call, 24 hour leave, megaphone, roast turkey

Plot:

"Dakota" Smith (William Terry), a young soldier on a pass in New York City, visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theatre and movies appear and host a recreational center for servicemen during the war. Dakota meets a pretty young hostess, Eileen Burke (Cheryl Walker), and they enjoy the many entertainers and a growing romance.

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