Hollywood Canteen
Summary:
The West Coast's answer to Broadway's Stage Door Canteen, the Hollywood Canteen was created as a GI morale-booster by film stars Bette Davis and John Garfield. The Canteen was established so that Our Boys on leave in Tinseltown could have a good time with good food and good dancing -- and, as a bonus, rub shoulders with their favorite movie personalities, who functioned as waiters,... Full Summary >>
Cast:
The Andrews Sisters
Robert Hutton - (Slim)
Jack Benny - (Guest)
Joan Leslie - (Herself)
Julie Bishop - (Herself)
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Review:
Like so many other wartime all-star extravaganzas, Hollywood Canteen is very much a mixed-bag affair. By design, it almost has to be: a slender plotline is used merely as an excuse to showcase a big bunch of stars, usually appearing as themselves (or as a softened, friendlier version of themselves in many cases). There are comedy sketches and mu... Continue >>
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