Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen
Release: 1943-06-24
·Runtime: 132m
·★ 6.1
Comedy
Music
Romance
War
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of theatre and film 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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Sol Lesser Productions
United Artists
Cast
Lynn Fontanne
as Lynn Fontanne
Ethel Merman
as Ethel Merman
Virginia Field
as Virginia Field
Lucile Gleason
as Lucille Gleason
John James
as Don Brandt (uncredited)
Harry Babbitt
as Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)
Edna Mae Harris
as Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)
Vera Gordon
as Vera Gordon
Benny Baker
as Benny Baker
Alfred Lunt
as Alfred Lunt
Arleen Whelan
as Arleen Whelan
Kay Kyser
as Kay Kyser
Aline MacMahon
as Aline MacMahon
May Whitty
as Dame May Whitty
Jean Hersholt
as Jean Hersholt
Virginia Grey
as Virginia Grey
Arlene Francis
as Arlene Francis (uncredited)
Frederick Brady
as Jersey
Sam Jaffe
as Sam Jaffe
Helen Hayes
as Helen Hayes
Arthur Walsh
as Jitterbugging Soldier (uncredited)
Tom Kennedy
as Tom Kennedy
Peggy Moran
as Peggy Moran
Jane Cowl
as Jane Cowl (uncredited)
Jane Darwell
as Jane Darwell
Dave Barbour
as Musician (uncredited)
Mack Gray
as Waiter (uncredited)
Sully Mason
as Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)
Katharine Cornell
as Katharine Cornell
George Jessel
as George Jessel
Helen Broderick
as Helen Broderick
Guy Lombardo
as Guy Lombardo
Henry Armetta
as Henry Armetta
Ruth Roman
as Girl (uncredited)
Lanny Ross
as Lanny Ross
Franklin Pangborn
as Franklin Pangborn
Helen Parrish
as Helen Parrish
Marjorie Riordan
as Jean
Ralph Bellamy
as Ralph Bellamy
Lloyd Corrigan
as Lloyd Corrigan
Ann Gillis
as Ann Gillis
Allen Jenkins
as Allen Jenkins
Betty Lawford
as Betty Lawford
Alan Mowbray
as Alan Mowbray
George Mathews
as Marine Sergeant with Ray Bolger (uncredited)
Hugh Herbert
as Hugh Herbert
Patrick O'Moore
as Australian
Pat Flaherty
as Dubious Army Sergeant (uncredited)
Francis Pierlot
as Minister at Jersey's Wedding (uncredited)
Harpo Marx
as Harpo Marx
Ray Bolger
as Ray Bolger
Martha Scott
as Martha Scott
Freddy Martin
as Freddy Martin
Lina Romay
as Xavier Cugat Orchestra Singer (uncredited)
William Demarest
as William Demarest
Merle Oberon
as Merle Oberon
Bert Lytell
as Master of Ceremonies
Elliott Nugent
as Elliott Nugent
Django Reinhardt
as Django Reinhardt (uncredited)
Edgar Bergen
as Edgar Bergen
Ed Wynn
as Ed Wynn
Gracie Fields
as Gracie Fields
Eddie Hall
as Soldier on Train (uncredited)
Dorothea Kent
as Mamie
Katharine Hepburn
as Katharine Hepburn
Ethel Waters
as Ethel Waters
Roscoe Karns
as Roscoe Karns
Cornelia Otis Skinner
as Cornelia Otis Skinner
June Lang
as June Lang
Gypsy Rose Lee
as Gypsy Rose Lee
Selena Royle
as Selena Royle
Peggy Lee
as Benny Goodman Orchestra Singer (uncredited)
Judith Anderson
as Judith Anderson
Horace McMahon
as Horace MacMahon
Otto Kruger
as Otto Kruger
Count Basie
as Count Basie
Benny Goodman
as Benny Goodman
Kenny Baker
as Kenny Baker
Tallulah Bankhead
as Tallulah Bankhead
George Raft
as George Raft
Johnny Weissmüller
as Johnny Weissmüller
Ned Sparks
as Ned Sparks
Kenner G. Kemp
as Marine (uncredited)
Gertrude Lawrence
as Gertrude Lawrence (uncredited)
Yehudi Menuhin
as Yehudi Menuhin
Lon McCallister
as California
Paul Muni
as Paul Muni
Jesse White
as Jesse White (uncredited)
Matt Willis
as Sergeant on Train (uncredited)
Sunset Carson
as Tex
Ralph Morgan
as Ralph Morgan
Xavier Cugat
as Xavier Cugat
Jack Lambert
as Sailor Cutting In with Ina Claire (uncredited)
Elsa Maxwell
as Elsa Maxwell
William Terry
as Dakota Smith
Margaret Early
as Ella Sue
Louis Jean Heydt
as Captain Robinson (uncredited)
Cheryl Walker
as Eileen Burke
Ina Claire
as Ina Claire
