Hollywood canteen 1944 hollywood canteen 1944 user. There are terrific song and dance numbers by some of hollywood s best. With bette davis leading the charge, the hollywood canteen was created to entertain and feed servicemen, while giving them rub elbows with the biggest stars of the day. Tyls is the best of these films simply because it has the best songs. There are terrific song and dance numbers by some of hollywoods best. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango.
The hollywood canteen toronto all you need to know before. Nov 25, 2016 the lucky soldier was escorted inside by actress marlene dietrich and given a kiss from pinup girl betty grable. We re your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. I always think of bette davis on veterans day thanks to her efforts in working for the hollywood canteen. Opening in 1942, the canteen only served serviceman, but thats not what made the canteen so special. I loved seeing all the movie stars interact with the soldiers, it was great, glad i got a copy. Hollywood canteen 1944 stream and watch online moviefone. Set up in an abandoned nightclub near sunset boulevard, if you were wearing a uniform, entry was free, as was the food, drink and. Hollywood canteen authordirector delmer daves scripted stage door canteen for sol lesser in early 1943 and he parlayed himself into another smasheroo for warners with hollywood canteen. The hollywood canteen where movie stars were at your service. Hollywood musicals 10pc hideho, fabulous dorseys, this is the army, pvt. The canteens cofounder, the legendary bette davis, learns of corporal greens crush on actress joan leslie and conspires to introduce. The hollywood canteen was founded in 1942 by both bette davis and john garfield for servicemen during world war ii. Hollywood canteen is marred by what is now viewed as political incorrectness, its treatment of women as male property being especially irritating.
Modeled after, and affiliated with, the stage door canteens founded by the american theatre wing, the hollywood canteen became a haven for servicemena place where they could enjoy entertainment and dancing free of worry or charge. The hollywood canteen officially opened for operation on october 3, 1942. Hollywood canteenactress, rosalind russell and her husband, freddie brisson, watch as servicemen enjoy themselves at the hollywood canteen. Many of those cameoing in the film had previously volunteered to work there or provide entertainment. All these vintage hollywood canteen photographs are available for purchase. The collection contains over 9000 photos, available for sale in digital or print format, complete. Bette davis and john garfield are on hand to emcee the canteens. Jul 26, 2017 with bette davis leading the charge, the hollywood canteen was created to entertain and feed servicemen, while giving them rub elbows with the biggest stars of the day.
The film is about a night at the canteen and its fictional. Vintage hairstyling roll and go victory roll tool set is part of hairstyles buy the. Hollywood canteen is a film that, for what it is, is about as effective as it can be. Directed by delmar daves and starred bette davis, joan leslie and robert hutton. I love both hollywood canteen and stage door canteen for different reasons. Its a recount of his speechless admiration every time he sees a. I simply love visiting this quaint store on the danforth and the. In addition we have a wide assortment of television and film scripts and movie posters both original and reproductions from 1940 to present day. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. At john garfields suggestion of opening a servicemen. Dozens of warner brothers stars come together in this 1940s musicalcomedy watch hollywood canteen in streaming on chili. Hollywood canteen 1944 movie clip dead ringer for joan.
The canteen was established so that our boys on leave in tinseltown could have a good time with good food and good dancing and, as a bonus. The film shown to the gis on new guinea was the hard way, starring ida lupino. During world war ii, hollywood gave its all to support the boys defending their country. It was a fictionalized account of two soldiers experiences at the canteen.
Sep 27, 2016 the hollywood canteen officially opened for operation on october 3, 1942. Hollywood canteen, variety show, opens at strand house of frankenstein is new film at rialto. Hollywood canteen 1944 official trailer bette davis, john. Buy hollywood canteen movie posters from movie poster shop. Doug pratt on one of the best of the canteen movies, the films surreal parade of stars, portraying touchyfeely versions of themselves, never ceases to be fascinating, and the movie s pace, musical numbers, and contrived dramatic framing device are breezier than most. Since the 1944 allstar flick hollywood canteen was produced by. Like so many other wartime allstar extravaganzas, hollywood canteen is very much a mixedbag affair. The hollywood canteen was a real place that was the idea of john garfield who enlisted the help of bette davis and they took it from there. Hollywood canteen 16 photos hobby shops 1841 danforth. Nolan, dane clark is transfixed by young janis paige who was a popular regular attraction at the real club who wont give up her name, then having better luck with joan crawford, in the warner bros story about the hollywood canteen, 1944. With a little friendly help from john garfield, slim gets to kiss joan leslie, whom he has been dreaming about while in the pacific. Hollywood canteen is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on, and vudu. We have moved to our new location just 2 blocks east of where we were.
Hollywood canteen book signed with cosigners item 300234. Joe morella and frank segers, your classic movie guys winding up today our series on the show biz canteens of world war ii since it was two of warner brothers biggest stars, bette davis and john garfield pictured above, who were the inspiration behind the hollywood canteen, it seemed only natural that that studio would make the film. The collection contains over 9000 photos, available for sale in digital or print format, complete with detailed. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing hollywood canteen near you.
Forty percent of its considerable profits went to the canteen itself. Please add me to your list of favorite sellers and come again. Nolan dane clark discover the hollywood canteen, a usoinspired club staffed entirely by hollywood stars. Among many other efforts, celebrities ran a club where troops could talk, dance and meet their favorite stars. With bette davis, john garfield, the andrews sisters, jack benny. Bw stills, lobby cards, movie posters, press kits, from all years and all genres. Buckaroo, stage door canteen, the stork club, road to hollywood, royal wedding, till the clouds roll by, a star is born vhs. The great irony of this movie has to do with what happened to john garfield. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Buckaroo, stage door canteen, the stork club, road to hollywood, royal wedding, till. A serviceman and a starlet find love at the starstaffed servicemans center. I actually retrained at vancouver film school on the west coast. By the time the hollywood canteen closed its doors, on november 22, 1945 thanksgiving day it had hosted approximately three million servicemen.
Starring laverne andrews, maxene andrews, patty andrews, and jack benny. It was not filmed at the real hollywood canteen, but at a large sound stage at the warner bros. I always wanted this film on dvd if you like ww2 musicals with all the stars of hollywood buy this. Hollywood canteenhedy lamarr signs her name in wet cement in the forecourt of the hollywood canteen hc248 sept. The films setting is the hollywood canteen, a free entertainment club open to servicemen. The west coasts answer to broadways stage door canteen, the hollywood canteen was created as a gi moralebooster by film stars bette davis and john garfield. The buliding still stands today, and the canteen reopened a few years ago, only to close down shortly afterwards. Hollywood canteen is a 1944 american musical romantic comedy film starring joan leslie, robert hutton, dane clark and features many stars in cameo roles. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the delmer davesdirected movie via subscription can be a. The hollywood canteen toronto all you need to know. But, theres a real good glimpse of what the canteen did and looked like.
Hollywood canteen 1944 official trailer bette davis, john garfield. Shop for hollywood canteen related autographs, signed photographs, historical documents and manuscripts from the worlds largest collection. A huge number of people, many of them hollywood celebrities, volunteered tirelessly at the canteen. The plot of these films is like a line on which to hang a series of turns. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. Hollywood canteen starred joan leslie and robert hutton, and featured cameos from many of the stars who volunteered at the canteen. Yearning to watch hollywood canteen in the comfort of your own home. See more ideas about hollywood, canteen and john garfield.
Obituary, biography, testimonials, and photos of actress jane wyman. Stage door canteen is more of a revue of broadway star while hollywood canteen has all the earmarks of a hollywood film. Oct 04, 2016 founded by bette davis and john garfield, our service personal were the stars of the hollywood canteen, where hollywoods finest did service to them as bartenders, waiters, bus boys and. I loved seeing all the movie stars interact with the soldiers, it was great, glad i. May 30, 2016 hollywood canteen has an east coast counterpart film, stage door canteen. Studio decided to make a movie titled, hollywood canteen. It was housed at 1451 cahuenga boulevard in hollywood, ca. It is notable for featuring various caricatures of hollywood film celebrities and famous jazz musicians of the day, all zoomorphized as dogs. Bette got jules stein head of warner brothers involved and it really took off from there. The brain child of bette davies and john garfield, the hollywood canteen served up wartime escapism with more than a dollop of movie magic. But for todays audiences its two hours of great fun. Hollywood canteen full movie watch online, stream or download.
We search near and far for original movie trailer from all decades. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the delmer davesdirected movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at moviefone want. Scottish character actress mary gordon compiled this personal autograph book in 1944 at the celebrityhosted, moraleboosting nightclub for soldiers and sailors of world war ii. Wartime musicals yankee doodle dandy this is the army thank your lucky stars hollywood canteen 4. Still, dont pass up the opportunity when this movie star salad. I loved seeing all the movie stars interact with the soldiers, it was great, glad i got a. Oct 03, 20 the hollywood canteen was so popular that warner bros. For over 25 years hollywood canteen has bought and sold thousands of vintage items of movie memorabila. Hollywood canteen 1944 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Directed by delmer daves, the hollywood canteen the film features many hollywood stars playing themselves. Hollywood canteen 1944 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
Among other tasks, they cooked, served food, and cleaned up each night. Mar 17, 2020 hollywood canteen is a complete movie memorabilia ship located in toronto, canada. Then they made the movie, the bulk of the proceeds went to the hollywood canteen. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. A gi on medical leave falls for a starlet he meets at the famous hollywood canteen. Since the 1944 allstar flick hollywood canteen was produced by warner. Hollywood hospitality at the hollywood canteen the national.
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