Trocadero (1944 film)

Trocadero
Bob Chester and his Orchestra
Directed by	William Nigh
Produced by	Walter Colmes (producer)
Written by	Charles F. Chaplin (story) Allan Gale (screenplay) Garret Holmes (story)
Starring	See below
Cinematography	Jackson Rose
Edited by	Robert O. Crandall
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release dates	1944
Running time	74 minutes
Country	USA
Language	English

Trocadero is a 1944 American film directed by William Nigh.

Plot summary

The film is a fictional story of the creation of the Trocadero night club with the two foster children of Tony Rocadero erecting the club in their late father's memory. The film is an excuse to feature a variety of performers doing their act in the club, including an animated character from Dave Fleischer.

Cast

• Rosemary Lane as Judy Edwards
• Johnny Downs as Johnny Edwards
• Ralph Morgan as Sam Wallace
• Dick Purcell as Spike Nelson
• Sheldon Leonard as Mickey Jones
• Marjorie Manners as Marge Carson
• Cliff Nazarro as Cliff
• Erskine Johnson as Erskine Johnson, Hollywood Columnist
• Dave Fleischer as Dave Fleischer
• Emmett Vogan as Carson
• Charles Calvert as Tony Rocadero
• Dewey Robinson as Bullfrog
• Ruth Hilliard as Nancy - cigarette girl
• Eddie Bartell as Master of Ceremonies and Radio Rogue member
• Bob Chester as And His Orchestra
• Bob Chester and His Orchestra as Themselves
• Matty Malneck as Matty Malneck
• Gus Arnheim as Himself
• Eddie Le Baron as Eddie LeBaron
• Eddie LeBaron's Orchestra as Themselves
• Wingy Manone as Wingy Manone
• The Radio Rogues as Themselves
• Wingy Manone and His Orchestra as Themselves
• Jimmy Hollywood as Radio Rogues Member
• Dick Carlton as Radio Rogues Member
• The Stardusters as themselves
• Betty Bradley as Stardusters Member
• Jane Ellison as Stardusters Member
• Ida James as Herself
• Patricia Kay as Stardusters Member
• Snippy as Animated Character created by Dave Fleisher

Soundtrack

• "Trocadero" (Played over the opening titles and played by four orchestras in the finale)
• Cliff Nazarro - "Roundabout Way" (Written by Sidney Clare and Lew Porter)
• the Stardusters with Gus Arnheim and his orchestra - "Roundabout Way"
• Rosemary Lane and Bob Chester and His Orchestra - "Bullfrog Jump" (Written by Lew Porter)
• Rosemary Lane and Johnny Downs - "How Could You Do That To Me" (Written by Lew Porter)
• Rosemary Lane and Matty Malneck and his orchestra - "Louisiana Lulu" (Written by Teepee Mitchell and Lew Porter)
• Wingy Manone and His Orchestra - "The Music Goes Round and Round"
• Rosemary Lane - "Trying to Forget" (Written by Tony Romano)
• "The King Was Doing the Rhumba" (Written by Lew Porter)
• Ida James with Bob Chester and His Orchestra - "Shoo Shoo Baby" (Written by Phil Moore)

External links

• Trocadero at the Internet Movie Database
• Trocadero is available for free download at the Internet Archive