Stage Door Canteen

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A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of theatre and film appear and host a recreational center for servicemen during the war. The soldier meets a pretty young hostess and they enjoy the many entertainers and a growing romance.

Comedy Romance War

Cheryl Walker

William Terry

Marjorie Riordan

Lon McCallister

Margaret Early

Sunset Carson

Dorothea Kent

Frederick Brady

Judith Anderson

(Judith Anderson)

Kenny Baker

Tallulah Bankhead

(Tallulah Bankhead)

Ralph Bellamy

(Ralph Bellamy)

Edgar Bergen

Ray Bolger

Ina Claire

Katharine Cornell

(Katharine Cornell)

Gracie Fields

(Gracie Fields)

Lynn Fontanne

(Lynn Fontanne)

Helen Hayes

Katharine Hepburn

(Katharine Hepburn)

Hugh Herbert

Jean Hersholt

(Jean Hersholt)

George Jessel

(George Jessel)

Gypsy Rose Lee

(Gypsy Rose Lee)

Alfred Lunt

Harpo Marx

Elsa Maxwell

Yehudi Menuhin

(Yehudi Menuhin)

Ethel Merman

Paul Muni

Merle Oberon

George Raft

Lanny Ross

Martha Scott

Ethel Waters

Johnny Weissmüller

(Johnny Weissmüller)

Ed Wynn

Henry Armetta

(Henry Armetta)

Benny Baker

Helen Broderick

(Helen Broderick)

Lloyd Corrigan

(Lloyd Corrigan)

Jane Darwell

William Demarest

(William Demarest)

Virginia Field

(Virginia Field)

Vinton Freedley

Ann Gillis

Lucile Gleason

(Lucille Gleason)

Vera Gordon

Virginia Grey

(Virginia Grey)

Sam Jaffe

Allen Jenkins

(Allen Jenkins)

Roscoe Karns

Tom Kennedy

Otto Kruger

June Lang

Betty Lawford

(Betty Lawford)

Bert Lytell

(Master of Ceremonies)

Aline MacMahon

(Aline MacMahon)

Horace McMahon

(Horace MacMahon)

Helen Menken

Peggy Moran

Ralph Morgan

Alan Mowbray

Elliott Nugent

(Elliott Nugent)

Patrick O'Moore

Franklin Pangborn

(Franklin Pangborn)

Helen Parrish

(Helen Parrish)

Brock Pemberton

(Brock Pemberton)

Selena Royle

Marion Shockley

Cornelia Otis Skinner

(Cornelia Otis Skinner)

Ned Sparks

Bill Stern

Arleen Whelan

(Arleen Whelan)

May Whitty

(Dame May Whitty)

Count Basie

Xavier Cugat

Benny Goodman

(Benny Goodman)

Kay Kyser

Guy Lombardo

Freddy Martin

(Freddy Martin)

Dave Barbour

(Musician (uncredited))

Alice Barry

(Sun Tan Girl (uncredited))

Leah Benner

(Sun Tan Girl (uncredited))

Jane Cowl

(Jane Cowl (uncredited))

Helen Dumas

(Helen (uncredited))

Dorothy Fields

(Dorothy Fields (uncredited))

Arlene Francis

(Arlene Francis (uncredited))

Mack Gray

(Waiter (uncredited))

Eddie Hall

(Soldier on Train (uncredited))

Leonard Harper

(Talent Scout (uncredited))

Edna Mae Harris

(Sun Tan Girl (uncredited))

Louis Jean Heydt

(Captain Robinson (uncredited))

John James

(Don Brandt (uncredited))

Virginia Kaye

(Virginia Kaye (uncredited))

Kenner G. Kemp

(Marine (uncredited))

Jack Lambert

(Sailor Cutting In with Ina Claire (uncredited))

Pat Flaherty

(Dubious Army Sergeant (uncredited))

Maurice Marks

(Jitterbugging Soldier (uncredited))

Gertrude Lawrence

(Gertrude Lawrence (uncredited))

George Mathews

(Marine Sergeant with Ray Bolger (uncredited))

Marian Moore

(Marian Moore (uncredited))

Elizabeth Morgan

(Elizabeth (uncredited))

Honeychile Perdue

(Sun Tan Girl (uncredited))

Caleb Peterson

(Johnny Jones (uncredited))

Francis Pierlot

(Minister at Jersey's Wedding (uncredited))

Django Reinhardt

(Django Reinhardt (uncredited))

Ruby Richards

(Sun Tan Girl (uncredited))

Verna Richardson

(Sun Tan Girl (uncredited))

Ruth Roman

(Girl (uncredited))

Johnny Roventini

(Johnny (uncredited))

Mortimer Snerd

(Wooden Dummy (uncredited))

Anne G. Sterling

(Attractive Woman (uncredited))

Arthur Walsh

(Jitterbugging Soldier (uncredited))

Jesse White

(Jesse White (uncredited))

Matt Willis

(Sergeant on Train (uncredited))

Peggy Lee

(Benny Goodman Orchestra Singer (uncredited))

George E. Green

(Freddy Martin Orchestra Member (uncredited))

Harry Babbitt

(Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited))

Julie Conway

(Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited))

Trudy Erwin

(Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited))

Jack Martin

(Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited))

Sully Mason

(Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited))

Max Williams

(Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited))

Lina Romay

(Xavier Cugat Orchestra Singer (uncredited))