Footlight Serenade (1942) - film review

Comedy / Musical / Romance

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Footlight Serenade is an American comedy romance film first released in 1942, directed by Gregory Ratoff. The film stars John Payne, Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Jane Wyman and James Gleason. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Gregory Ratoff
Script: Kenneth Earl, Robert Ellis, Fidel LaBarba, Helen Logan, Lynn Starling
Photo: Lee Garmes
Cast: John Payne (William J. ’Bill’ Smith), Betty Grable (Pat Lambert), Victor Mature (Tommy Lundy), Jane Wyman (Flo La Verne), James Gleason (Bruce McKay), Phil Silvers (Slap), Cobina Wright (Estelle Evans), June Lang (June), Frank Orth (Mike the stage doorman), Mantan Moreland (Amos. Tommy’s Dresser), Irving Bacon (Stagehand), Charles Tannen (Charlie, Stage manager), George Dobbs (Frank, Dance director), Louise Allen (Chorus Girl), Loretta Barnett (Chorus Girl), Harry Barris (Composer), Eleanor Bayley (Chorus Girl), Brooks Benedict (Nightclub Extra), Teddy Blue (Chorus Girl), Eugene Borden (Nightclub Headwaiter), Esther Brodelet (Chorus Girl), Ralph Brooks (Reporter), Edgar Caldwell (Specialty Dancer), Barbara Clark (Chorus Girl), Russ Clark (Referee), Frank Coghlan Jr. (Movie Theatre Usher), James Craven (Park Towers Desk Clerk), Midgie Dare (Chorus Girl), Virginia Davis (Chorus Girl), John Dilson (Justice of the Peace), Jane Eberling (Chorus Girl), Jeanne Francis (Chorus Girl), Frances Gladwin (Chorus Girl), Kay Gordon (Chorus Girl), Janet Graves (Chorus Girl), Dorothy Harris (Chorus Girl), Wilma Holly (Chorus Girl), George Holmes (Bill, Cowboy in Movie), Marjorie Jackson (Chorus Girl), Lynne Kelly (Chorus Girl), Donna La Barr (Chorus Girl), Mike Lally (Tommy’s Handler, Kid Corcoran Fight), Billie Lane (Chorus Girl), Perc Launders (Tommy’s Cornerman in Fight Number), Wilbur Mack (Boxing Commissioner), Trudy Marshall (Secretary), Dona Massin (Chorus Girl), Margie McKay (Chorus Girl), Pat McKee (Pug), Bud Mercer (Specialty Dancer), Jim Mercer (Specialty Dancer), Bert Moorhouse (Nightclub Dance Extra), Peggy Lou Neary (Chorus Girl), William Newell (Writer), James Notaro (Specialty Dancer), Hermes Pan (Assistant dance director), Patsy Perrin (Chorus Girl), Jack Perry (Bill’s Cornerman in Fight Number), Eleanor Peterson (Chorus Girl), Gerald Pierce (Delivery Boy), Lillian Porter (Chorus Girl), Sheila Rae (Chorus Girl), Marjorie Raymond (Chorus Girl), Beth Renner (Chorus Girl), Ruth Riley (Chorus Girl), Jack Roper (Kid Corcoran), Lillian Ross (Chorus Girl), Sheila Ryan (Ann, Cowgirl in Movie), Cy Schindell (Bill’s Cornerman in Fight Number), Linda Scott (Chorus Girl), Charles Sherlock (Stagehand with boxing gloves), Mary Stewart (Dancer), Marcia Sweet (Chorus Girl), Dan Tobey (Ring Announcer), Doris Toddings (Chorus Girl), Frankie Van (Referee), Ray Walker (Reporter), Nondas Wayne (Chorus Girl), Sethma Williams (Chorus Girl), Don Wilson (Radio Announcer), Allen Wood (Usher), Lillian Yarbo (Estelle’s Maid), Sally Yarnell (Chorus Girl)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 80 min; B&W

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