Hollywood Canteen
Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas. Club founders Bette Davis and John Garfield give talks on the history of the place.
Robert Hutton
Cpl. Slim Green
Dane Clark
Sgt. Nowland
Laverne Andrews
Self - The Andrews Sisters
Maxene Andrews
Self - The Andrews Sisters
Patty Andrews
Self - The Andrews Sisters
Jack Benny
Self
Joe E. Brown
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Eddie Cantor
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Jack Carson
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Joan Crawford
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Kitty Carlisle
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Helmut Dantine
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Bette Davis
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Faye Emerson
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Victor Francen
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John Garfield
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Sydney Greenstreet
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Alan Hale
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Paul Henreid
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Andrea King
Self
Joan Leslie
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Peter Lorre
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Ida Lupino
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Irene Manning
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Nora Lou Martin
Nora Martin (as Nora Martin)
Joan McCracken
Self
Dolores Moran
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Dennis Morgan
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Janis Paige
Studio Guide
Eleanor Parker
Self
William Prince
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Joyce Reynolds
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John Ridgely
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Roy Rogers
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Trigger
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S.Z. Sakall
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Zachary Scott
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Alexis Smith
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Barbara Stanwyck
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Craig Stevens
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Joseph Szigeti
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Donald Woods
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Jane Wyman
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Jimmy Dorsey
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Carmen Cavallaro
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Rosario
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Antonio
Self
Bill Alcorn
Dancer (uncredited)
Betty Alexander
Junior Hostess (uncredited)
Lynn Baggett
Junior Hostess (uncredited)
Marvin Bailey
Vocal Group Member (uncredited)
Alex Ball
Soldier (uncredited)
Diana Barrymore
Junior Hostess (uncredited)
Harry Baum
Soldier (uncredited)
Julie Bishop
Junior Hostess (uncredited)
John Breen
Soldier (uncredited)
Betty Brodel
Self (uncredited)
Paul Brooks
Busboy (uncredited)
Barbara Brown
Mrs. Brodel (uncredited)
Betty Bryson
Dancer (uncredited)
Dwight Butcher
Soldier Getting Married (uncredited)
Jack Coffey
Dancer (uncredited)
John Dehner
Norwegian Sailor (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
Richard Erdman
Soldier on Deck (uncredited)
James Flavin
Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Hostess (uncredited)
George Ford
Soldier (uncredited)
Rudolf Friml Jr.
Performer (uncredited)
Ben Frommer
Soldier (uncredited)
Caferino Garcia
Soldier (uncredited)
Hayes Gordon
Serviceman (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Hostess (uncredited)
Angela Greene
Junior Hostess (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale
Mr. Brodel (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Doorman (uncredited)
Harry Kaufman
Pianist with Szigeti (uncredited)
Bill Kennedy
Busboy (uncredited)
Paul King
Soldier (uncredited)
Dorothy Malone
Junior Hostess (uncredited)
Eddie Marr
Dance Director (uncredited)
Charles Marsh
Diner without Spoon (uncredited)
Jack Mattis
Dancer (uncredited)
Matt Mattox
Dancer (uncredited)
Mack McLean
Vocal Group Member (uncredited)
Chef Milani
Self (uncredited)
Johnny Mitchell
Busboy (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Juice-Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
Bob Nolan
Self (uncredited)
Marianne O'Brien
Junior Hostess (uncredited)
Virginia Patton
Junior Hostess (uncredited)
LeRoy Prinz
Self (uncredited)
Paul Ravel
Soldier (uncredited)
Larry Rio
Sailor Kissed by Cantor (uncredited)
Alex Romero
Dancer (uncredited)
Clark Ross
Soldier (uncredited)
Bill Seckler
Vocal Group Member (uncredited)
Robert Shayne
Busboy (uncredited)
John Sheridan
Busboy (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Photographer (uncredited)
Owen Song
Soldier (uncredited)
Freddie Steele
South American Sailor (uncredited)
Anne G. Sterling
Attractive Woman (uncredited)
Ruth Sterling
Attractive Woman (uncredited)
Mark Stevens
Soldier on Deck (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Car Delivery Man (uncredited)
Ray Teal
Army Captain (uncredited)
William Terry
Marine #999,999 in Line (uncredited)
Colleen Townsend
Junior Hostess (uncredited)
George Turner
Tough Marine (uncredited)
Willard Van Simmons
Dancer (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
Canteen Director (uncredited)
Jack Wise
Busboy (uncredited)
Alfred Ybarra
Set Designer at Desk (uncredited)
Delmer Daves
Director
Delmer Daves
Screenplay
Alex Gottlieb
Producer
Jack L. Warner
Executive Producer
Bert Glennon
Director of Photography
Christian Nyby
Editor
Leo K. Kuter
Art Direction
Casey Roberts
Set Decoration
Charles David Forrest
Sound
Oliver S. Garretson
Sound
Cole Porter
Songs
Cole Porter
Lyricist
Burton Lane
Songs
E.Y. Harburg
Lyricist
Ted Koehler
Lyricist
Paul Detlefsen
Matte Painter