Hollywood Canteen (1944 film)

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Hollywood Canteen
Directed by Delmer Daves
Produced by Alex Gottlieb
Written by Delmer Daves
Starring Joan Leslie
Robert Hutton
Dane Clark
Janis Paige
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date(s) December 15, 1944
Running time 124 min.
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
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Hollywood Canteen is a 1944 Warner Bros. motion picture, written and directed by Delmer Daves, and starring Joan Leslie, Robert Hutton, Dane Clark and Janis Paige. The film uses the Hollywood Canteen, a free entertainment club open to servicemen, as its backdrop. The Canteen was created as a G.I. morale-booster by movie stars Bette Davis and John Garfield during WWII. The film is notable for featuring many stars (appearing as themselves) in cameo roles.

Hollywood Canteen received Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song ("Sweet Dreams Sweetheart", by M. K. Jerome and Ted Koehler), Scoring of a Musical Picture (Ray Heindorf) and Sound Recording (Nathan Levinson).[1]

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Two soldiers on sick leave spend three nights at the Hollywood Canteen before going back to active duty. With a little friendly help from John Garfield, Cpl. Ed "Slim" Green (Robert Hutton) gets to kiss Joan Leslie, who he has been dreaming about while in the South Pacific; he meets her later at the Farmers' Market. On the third night, Slim is the millionth man into the Canteen, earning him a date with Leslie. Slim thinks he's been duped when she doesn't show up at his train. Slim's friend, Sgt. Nowland (Dane Clark), dances with Joan Crawford. Canteen President Bette Davis praises the Canteen and the war effort.

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  1. ^ All the Oscars: 1944

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