Thousands Cheer (1943) - film review

Comedy / Drama / Musical / Romance

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Thousands Cheer is an American romantic film drama first released in 1943, directed by George Sidney. The film stars Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly, Mary Astor, John Boles and Ben Blue. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits

Director: George Sidney
Script: Paul Jarrico, Richard Collins
Photo: George J. Folsey
Music: Herbert Stothart
Cast: Kathryn Grayson (Kathryn Jones), Gene Kelly (Private Eddie Marsh), Mary Astor (Hyllary Jones), John Boles (Colonel Bill Jones), Ben Blue (Chuck Polansky), Frances Rafferty (Marie Corbino), Mary Elliott (Helen Corbino), Frank Jenks (Sergeant Koslack), Frank Sully (Alan), Dick Simmons (Captain Fred Avery), Ben Lessy (Silent Monk), Mickey Rooney (Himself – Emcee at the Show), Judy Garland (Herself), Red Skelton (Himself), Eleanor Powell (Herself), Ann Sothern (Herself), Lucille Ball (Herself), Virginia O’Brien (Herself), Frank Morgan (Himself as Dr. Frank Morgan), Lena Horne (Herself), Marsha Hunt (Herself), Marilyn Maxwell (Drug Store Clerk in Red Skelton Skit), Donna Reed (Customer in Red Skelton Skit), Margaret O’Brien (Customer in Red Skelton Skit), June Allyson (Herself), Gloria DeHaven (Herself), John Conte (Dr. Conte in Frank Morgan Skit), Sara Haden (Second Nurse in Frank Morgan Skit), Don Loper (Himself), Maxine Barrat (Herself), Kay Kyser (Himself), Bob Crosby (Himself), Benny Carter (Themselves), M-G-M Dancing Girls (Themselves), José Iturbi (Himself), Sig Arno (Uncle Algy), Harry Babbitt (Himself, Singer in ’I Dug a Ditch’ Number), M.A. Bogue (Himself, Singer in ’I Dug a Ditch’ Number), Georgia Carroll (Herself, Singer in ’I Dug a Ditch’), Wally Cassell (Jack), Cyd Charisse (Dancer in Don Loper Number), Eileen Coghlan (Girl at Train Station), Charles Cota (Himself, Singer in ’I Dug a Ditch’ Number), Cliff Danielson (Soldier at Train Station), Sayre Dearing (Solder at Train Station), Natalie Draper (Girl at Train Station), Dorothy Ford (Bathing Beauty in Red Skelton Skit), Jack Gargan (Spectator at Iturbi Concert), Aileen Haley (Girl at Train Station), Sam Harris (Finale Chorus Member), Myron Healey (Soldier at Train Station with Polish Girl), Betty Jaynes (Girl at Train Station), Willy Kaufman (Papa Corbino), Robert Keith (Himself, Singer in ’I Dug a Ditch’), Kenner G. Kemp (Marine Spectator at Iturbi Concert), Linda Landi (Polish Girl at Train Station), Sylvia Liggett (Dancer in Don Loper Number), Marta Linden (First Nurse in Frank Morgan Skit), Barbara Mace (Dancer in Don Loper Number), Sully Mason (Himself, Singer in ’I Dug a Ditch’ Number), James Millican (Captain at Eddie’s Trial), Edmund Mortimer (Guest), Odette Myrtil (Mama Corbino), Bea Nigro (Undetermined Role), Helen O’Hara (Dancer in Don Loper Number), Henry O’Neill (Captain in Frank Morgan Skit), Susan Paley (Dancer in Don Loper Number), Peggy Remington (Guest), Carl Saxe (Sergeant Major), Paul Speer (Specialty Dancer), Harry Strang (Major Haines), William Tannen (Prison Sergeant), Don Taylor (Soldier at Train Station), Ray Teal (Ringmaster at Circus), Florence Turner (Mother at Train Station), James Warren (Soldier at Train Station), Bryant Washburn (Lieutenant Colonel Brand), Bunny Waters (Bathing Beauty in Red Skelton Skit), Larry Wheat (Man in Circus Crowd), Eve Whitney (Girl at Train Station), Dick Winslow (Soldier)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 125 min

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