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