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Stage Door Canteen

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Amid cameos by celebrated musicians and film stars, soldier Dakota Smith (William Terry) travels to New York City in advance of his service during World War II. At a bustling social club established for the comfort of servicemen, he meets professional eye candy Eileen Burke (Cheryl Walker), an employee prohibited from having relationships with active troops. Caught up in the merriment, Dakota and Eileen find themselves drawn to one another in a meaningful way.

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Stage Door Canteen

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Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Aug 5, 2013
Often fascinating look at legends of the era, with Borzage's fervent emotionalism. Go to Full Review Phil Hall Film Threat Apr 8, 2011
2/5
An exercise in unfocused overkill that, ultimately, steamrolled its good intentions under 132 grueling minutes of flag-waving hokum. Go to Full Review Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Mar 20, 2008
5/5
Period talent, and WHAT talent!, in this WWII morale builder. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 30, 2005
B-
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Steve D @RT35616104 Jan 14, 2024 Only the cameos are of note. See more Apr 28, 2021 Theatre version of Hollywood Canteed See more deke p @RT96675217 Jun 17, 2020 I never heard of it til watched it on The Movie Channel 6.2020. Interesting WW2 period piece. Mean't to support the war, and perhaps as a gift to all the GI's who couldn't see these actual performances by many stars of the period. Oh, and many of the women were enchanting and adorable. Almost fell in love again. See more Jun 26, 2015 The first of the all-star WWII films that gave most of its box-office take back to its source - in this case, the famous canteen in NYC. The film runs on too long, and the plot is innocuous, but there are so many celebrities in it that it's worth seeing at least once; the song "We Musn't Say Goodbye" was nominated for an Oscar. See more Jan 1, 2014 Captures the sweet romance of the WWII era movies that were intended to promote love of country while alleviating the anxiety and worry of the war. A star-studded cast with great performances and fun entertainment of the times. See more Feb 19, 2013 An exercise in unfocused overkill that, ultimately, steamrolled its good intentions under 132 grueling minutes of flag-waving hokum. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Frank Borzage

Director

Cheryl Walker

Eileen Burke

William Terry

Dakota Smith

Marjorie Riordan

Jean

Lon McCallister

California Jack Gilman

Margaret Early

Ella Sue
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Movie Info

Synopsis Amid cameos by celebrated musicians and film stars, soldier Dakota Smith (William Terry) travels to New York City in advance of his service during World War II. At a bustling social club established for the comfort of servicemen, he meets professional eye candy Eileen Burke (Cheryl Walker), an employee prohibited from having relationships with active troops. Caught up in the merriment, Dakota and Eileen find themselves drawn to one another in a meaningful way.
Director
Frank Borzage
Producer
Sol Lesser, Frank Borzage
Screenwriter
Delmer Daves
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
United Artists
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 24, 1943, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 11, 2016
Runtime
2h 12m
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