Jan 19, 2019 as a movie that primarily seeks to entertain through cameos and vignettes, hollywood canteen is stunted in this regard, but it also provides us with an opportunity to meditate on how cameos work. The real hollywood canteen was started by john garfield, canteen vicepresident, and bette davis, president. I actually retrained at vancouver film school on the west coast. Its a recount of his speechless admiration every time he sees a famous movie star and of his almost unbearable exuberance when miss leslie actually bends to his romance. Hollywood hospitality at the hollywood canteen the national. Hollywood musicals 10pc hideho, fabulous dorseys, this is the army, pvt. Hollywood canteen 1944 official trailer bette davis, john. The lucky soldier was escorted inside by actress marlene dietrich and given a kiss from pinup girl betty grable. The remaining funds in the canteens account were spread among various veteran organizations. It is the story of a south pacific veteran who goes to the hollywood canteen, that famous caravansari for service men, and meets his dream girl, joan leslie. Dec 23, 2016 hollywood canteen 1944 directed by delmar davis. Two soldiers on sick leave spend three nights at the hollywood canteen before going back to active duty.
Modeled after, and affiliated with, the stage door canteens founded by the american theatre wing, the hollywood canteen became a haven for servicemena place where they could enjoy entertainment and dancing free of worry or charge. In real life, andrea played a much larger role with the famous hollywood canteen. A step back into the golden years of hollywood, this site features photos, screenplays, music and articles. Hollywood canteen the official andrea king website. My father inlaw loves this movie and watches it over and over. Hollywood canteen 16 photos hobby shops 1841 danforth. I loved seeing all the movie stars interact with the soldiers, it was great, glad i got a copy.
The west coasts answer to broadways stage door canteen, the hollywood canteen was created as a gi moralebooster by film stars bette davis and john garfield. It was a fictionalized account of two soldiers experiences at the canteen, in which dozens of stars. The canteens cofounder, the legendary bette davis, learns of corporal greens crush on actress joan leslie and conspires to introduce them. Hollywood canteen 1944 andrews sisters sing getting. The film is about a night at the canteen and its fictional. Authordirector delmer daves scripted stage door canteen for sol lesser in early 1943 and he parlayed himself into another smasheroo for warners with hollywood canteen. Hollywood canteen is a 1944 american musical romantic comedy film starring joan leslie, robert hutton, dane clark and features many stars appearing as. Two soldiers on sick leave spend three nights at the hollywood canteen before going back. Hollywood canteen 1944 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Hollywood canteen 1944 official trailer bette davis, john garfield movie hd. Hollywood canteen jane wyman posters, movie details, artwork. With bette davis, john garfield, the andrews sisters, jack benny. The film was written and directed by delmer daves and received three oscar nominations. Hollywood canteen aficatalog american film institute.
Hollywood hospitality at the hollywood canteen the. Hollywood canteen 1944 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Founded by bette davis and john garfield, our service personal were the stars of the hollywood canteen, where hollywood s finest did service to them as bartenders, waiters, bus boys and. Sep 25, 2014 hollywood canteen 1944 official trailer bette davis, john garfield movie hd two soldiers on sick leave spend three nights at the hollywood canteen before going back to active duty.
But, theres a real good glimpse of what the canteen did and looked like. Hollywood canteen 1944 stream and watch online moviefone. Its a recount of his speechless admiration every time he sees a famous movie star and of his almost unbearable exuberance when miss. Hollywood canteen starred joan leslie and robert hutton, and featured cameos from many of the stars who volunteered at the canteen. Bette davis, john garfield, the andrews sisters, jack benny, joe e.
I watched it with him a few times and it really is an entertaining story with a lot of old hollywood stars. There are terrific song and dance numbers by some of hollywoods best. Hollywood canteen is a 1944 american musical romantic comedy film starring joan leslie, robert hutton, dane clark and features many stars appearing as themselves in cameo roles. Tyls is the best of these films simply because it has the best songs. The hollywood canteen cameos tease us with glimpses of celebrities at work and in nature, promising us a measure of truth. The film was written and directed by delmer daves, and features many stars in cameo roles. Hollywood canteen is a 1944 american musical romantic comedy film starring joan leslie, robert hutton, and dane clark and produced and distributed by warner bros. Two soldiers on sick leave spend three nights at the hollywood.
The hollywood canteen where movie stars were at your service. Delmer daves, christian nyby, alex gottlieb, jack l. Hollywood canteen is marred by what is now viewed as political incorrectness, its treatment of women as male property being especially irritating. With a little friendly help from john garfield, slim gets to kiss joan leslie, who he has been. Jul 30, 2018 the remaining funds in the canteen s account were spread among various veteran organizations. Disneys artemis fowl, tom hanks in greyhound and more. The films setting is the hollywood canteen, a free entertainment club open to servicemen.
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, chefs. In 2001, karl rove met with hollywood executives to go about arranging a latterday hollywood unit, hoping to arrange public service spots, documentaries, and other forms of war on terror collaborationeven, potentially, a revival of the hollywood canteen. Hollywood canteen movie hollywood canteen is a 1944 american musical romantic comedy film starring joan leslie, robert hutton, dane clark and features many stars appearing as themselves in cameo roles. New batmobile revealed, doctor strange director teams with chris evans and more read more. How bette davis club became the best spot for wwii troops. Nov 25, 2016 the lucky soldier was escorted inside by actress marlene dietrich and given a kiss from pinup girl betty grable. Hollywood canteen movie photos and stills fandango. With a little friendly help from john garfield, slim gets to kiss joan leslie, who he has been dreaming about while in the pacific. The whole movie can be found on dailymotion, no link required. I simply love visiting this quaint store on the danforth and the. Hollywood canteen jane wyman posters, movie details. Robert hutton slim, on oneweek leave, is the 1 millionth to enter the canteen, winning an expensepaid weekend with joan leslie, coincidentally the actress hes been dreaming about. Joe morella and frank segers, your classic movie guys winding up today our series on the show biz canteens of world war ii since it was two of warner brothers biggest stars, bette davis and john garfield pictured above, who were the inspiration behind the hollywood canteen, it seemed only natural that that studio would make the film.
Directed by delmer daves, film is designed as a revue of hollywood stars showcasing their support for the troops through the hollywood canteen, a club offering food and entertainment for uniformed servicemen with hollywood s brightest stars volunteering their labor, free of charge. Hollywood canteen 1944 official trailer bette davis. Nolan dane clark discover the hollywood canteen, a usoinspired club staffed entirely by hollywood stars. Read the hollywood canteen movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Watch hollywood canteen online stream full movie directv. The great irony of this movie has to do with what happened to john garfield. The plot of these films is like a line on which to hang a series of turns. She, along with most of the celebrated actors and actresses in the business, donated many offnights and weekends entertaining and serving our fighting soldiers at the canteen, in order to help boost morale during world war ii. The hollywood canteen operated at 1451 cahuenga boulevard in hollywood, california, between october 3, 1942, and november 22, 1945 thanksgiving day, as a club offering food, dancing and entertainment for servicemen, usually on their way overseas.
In 1980, bette davis was awarded the distinguished civilian service medal, the department of defenses highest award for civilians, for her dedication to the troops and for giving them the hollywood canteen. Hollywood canteen 1944 official trailer bette davis, john garfield movie hd two soldiers on sick leave spend three nights at the hollywood canteen before going back to active duty. Brown, eddie cantor, kitty carlisle, jack carson, dane clark. There are terrific song and dance numbers by some of hollywood s best.
Hollywood canteen is a film that, for what it is, is about as effective as it can be. With a little friendly help from john garfield, slim gets to kiss joan leslie, whom he has been dreaming about while in the pacific. When slim mentions his desire to see movie stars, he is directed to the hollywood canteen, a gathering place for soldiers that is run by motion picture actors and actresses. See more ideas about hollywood, canteen and john garfield. Brown the first celebrity met, early in the warner bros salute to the movie industry morale project, hollywood canteen, 1944. A serviceman and a starlet find love at the starstaffed servicemans center. Robert hutton slim, on oneweek leave, is the 1 millionth to enter the canteen, winning an expensepaid weekend with joan leslie. Hollywood canteen is a film directed by delmer daves with john garfield, joan leslie, dane clark, robert hutton, year.
The original hollywoodland sign appears in a montage of wartime hollywood, as soldiers slim and nolan robert hutton, dane clark begin their adventure, joe e. It is a mediocre movie, but it is an interesting cultural artifact in at least one regard. According to contemporary news items, the film began production in nov 1943, but a dispute between warner bros. Hollywood canteen 1944 roy rogers sings dont fence me in.
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