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Lobby Card Star Spangled Rhythm
is a 1942 American musical comedy film made during World War II as a morale booster. It features a large ensemble cast of Paramount Pictures stars in a plot centered around a Navy sailor who believes his security guard father is the head of the studio.
Plot Summary
Sailor Johnny Webster (Eddie Bracken) is on shore leave and has told his friends that his father is a major Hollywood executive. In reality, his father (Victor Moore) is just a gate guard. A studio switchboard operator, Polly Judson (Betty Hutton), helps the father maintain the charade, which leads to comedic situations and eventually a star-studded show put on for the Navy personnel featuring nearly every star on the Paramount roster.
Key Details
Release Date: December 30, 1942.
Directed by: George Marshall.
Starring: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Fred MacMurray, Ray Milland, Dorothy Lamour, Paulette Goddard, Veronica Lake, and many others appear in cameo roles or musical numbers.
Notable Musical Numbers: The film features several memorable songs and sketches, including "That Old Black Magic" (nominated for an Academy Award) and a number where Paulette Goddard, Dorothy Lamour, and Veronica Lake humorously sing about their famous on-screen personas. |
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