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1943 · 80 mins · English
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Directed by
Allan Dwan
Starring
Robert Armstrong, Wally Brown, Shirley O'Hara, John Albright, Barbara Hale, James Westerfield

A raucous wartime musical follows bandleader Kay Kyser as he leads his eclectic troupe—spunky musicians, slapstick comics and glamorous singers—on a globe‑spanning tour to bring song and laughter to troops on the front lines of World II. The film stitches together lively numbers and comic sketches as the crew travels from one battlefield to the next, boosting morale across the map.

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