Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

132 mins | Comedy, Romance, War, Music | June 24, 1943

A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theater and films 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

Stage Door Canteen

132 mins | Comedy, Romance, War, Music | June 24, 1943

Stage Door Canteen
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theater and films 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
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers United Artists, Sol Lesser Productions
Original title Stage Door Canteen
Directors Lew Borzage, Virgil Hart, Frank Borzage
Writers Delmer Daves

Cast

William Terry

as Dakota Smith

Cheryl Walker

as Eileen Burke

Judith Anderson

as Judith Anderson

Kenny Baker

as Kenny Baker

Tallulah Bankhead

as Tallulah Bankhead

Ralph Bellamy

as Ralph Bellamy

Edgar Bergen

as Edgar Bergen

Ray Bolger

as Ray Bolger

Ina Claire

as Ina Claire

Katharine Cornell

as Katharine Cornell

Gracie Fields

as Gracie Fields

Lynn Fontanne

as Lynn Fontanne

Helen Hayes

as Helen Hayes

Katharine Hepburn

as Katharine Hepburn

Hugh Herbert

as Hugh Herbert

Jean Hersholt

as Jean Hersholt

George Jessel

as George Jessel

Gypsy Rose Lee

as Gypsy Rose Lee

Alfred Lunt

as Alfred Lunt

Harpo Marx

as Harpo Marx

Elsa Maxwell

as Elsa Maxwell

Yehudi Menuhin

as Yehudi Menuhin

Ethel Merman

as Ethel Merman

Paul Muni

as Paul Muni

Merle Oberon

as Merle Oberon

George Raft

as George Raft

Lanny Ross

as Lanny Ross

Martha Scott

as Martha Scott

Ethel Waters

as Ethel Waters

Johnny Weissmüller

as Johnny Weissmüller

Ed Wynn

as Ed Wynn

Henry Armetta

as Henry Armetta

Benny Baker

as Benny Baker

Helen Broderick

as Helen Broderick

Lloyd Corrigan

as Lloyd Corrigan

Jane Darwell

as Jane Darwell

William Demarest

as William Demarest

Virginia Field

as Virginia Field

Vinton Freedley

as Vinton

Ann Gillis

as Ann Gillis

Lucile Gleason

as Lucille Gleason

Vera Gordon

as Vera Gordon

Virginia Grey

as Virginia Grey

Sam Jaffe

as Sam Jaffe

Allen Jenkins

as Allen Jenkins

Roscoe Karns

as Roscoe Karns

Tom Kennedy

as Tom Kennedy

Otto Kruger

as Otto Kruger

June Lang

as June Lang

Betty Lawford

as Betty Lawford

Bert Lytell

as Master of Ceremonies

Aline MacMahon

as Aline MacMahon

Horace McMahon

as Horace MacMahon

Helen Menken

as Helen Menken

Peggy Moran

as Peggy Moran

Ralph Morgan

as Ralph Morgan

Alan Mowbray

as Alan Mowbray

Elliott Nugent

as Elliott Nugent

Patrick O'Moore

as Australian

Franklin Pangborn

as Franklin Pangborn

Helen Parrish

as Helen Parrish

Brock Pemberton

as Brock Pemberton

Selena Royle

as Selena Royle

Marion Shockley

as Lillian

Cornelia Otis Skinner

as Cornelia Otis Skinner

Ned Sparks

as Ned Sparks

Bill Stern

as Bill Stern

Arleen Whelan

as Arleen Whelan

May Whitty

as Dame May Whitty

Count Basie

as Count Basie

Xavier Cugat

as Xavier Cugat

Benny Goodman

as Benny Goodman

Kay Kyser

as Kay Kyser

Guy Lombardo

as Guy Lombardo

Freddy Martin

as Freddy Martin

Lon McCallister

as California

Margaret Early

as Ella Sue

Sunset Carson

as Tex

Dorothea Kent

as Mamie

Frederick Brady

as Jersey

Anne G. Sterling

as Attractive Woman (uncredited)

Jack Lambert

as Sailor Cutting In with Ina Claire (uncredited)

Gertrude Lawrence

as Gertrude Lawrence (uncredited)

Peggy Lee

as Benny Goodman Orchestra Singer (uncredited)

Harry Babbitt

as Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)

Dave Barbour

as Musician (uncredited)

Alice Barry

as Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)

Leah Benner

as Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)

Julie Conway

as Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)

Jane Cowl

as Jane Cowl (uncredited)

Helen Dumas

as Helen (uncredited)

Trudy Erwin

as Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)

Dorothy Fields

as Dorothy Fields (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

as Dubious Army Sergeant (uncredited)

Arlene Francis

as Arlene Francis (uncredited)

Mack Gray

as Waiter (uncredited)

George E. Green

as Freddy Martin Orchestra Member (uncredited)

Eddie Hall

as Soldier on Train (uncredited)

Leonard Harper

as Talent Scout (uncredited)

Edna Mae Harris

as Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)

Louis Jean Heydt

as Captain Robinson (uncredited)

John James

as Don Brandt (uncredited)

Virginia Kaye

as Virginia Kaye (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

as Marine (uncredited)

Maurice Marks

as Jitterbugging Soldier (uncredited)

Jack Martin

as Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)

Sully Mason

as Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)

George Mathews

as Marine Sergeant with Ray Bolger (uncredited)

Marian Moore

as Marian Moore (uncredited)

Elizabeth Morgan

as Elizabeth (uncredited)

Honeychile Perdue

as Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)

Caleb Peterson

as Johnny Jones (uncredited)

Francis Pierlot

as Minister at Jersey's Wedding (uncredited)

Django Reinhardt

as Django Reinhardt (uncredited)

Ruby Richards

as Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)

Verna Richardson

as Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)

Ruth Roman

as Girl (uncredited)

Lina Romay

as Xavier Cugat Orchestra Singer (uncredited)

Johnny Roventini

as Johnny (uncredited)

Mortimer Snerd

as Wooden Dummy (uncredited)

Arthur Walsh

as Jitterbugging Soldier (uncredited)

Jesse White

as Jesse White (uncredited)

Max Williams

as Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)

Matt Willis

as Sergeant on Train (uncredited)