

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.

Eileen Burke

Dakota Smith

Jean

California

Ella Sue

Tex

Mamie

Jersey

Judith Anderson

Kenny Baker

Tallulah Bankhead

Ralph Bellamy

Edgar Bergen

Ray Bolger

Ina Claire

Katharine Cornell

Gracie Fields

Lynn Fontanne

Helen Hayes

Katharine Hepburn

Hugh Herbert

Jean Hersholt

George Jessel

Gypsy Rose Lee

Alfred Lunt

Harpo Marx

Elsa Maxwell

Yehudi Menuhin

Ethel Merman

Paul Muni

Merle Oberon

George Raft

Lanny Ross

Martha Scott

Ethel Waters

Johnny Weissmüller

Ed Wynn

Henry Armetta

Benny Baker

Helen Broderick

Lloyd Corrigan

Jane Darwell

William Demarest

Virginia Field
Vinton

Ann Gillis

Lucille Gleason

Vera Gordon

Virginia Grey

Sam Jaffe

Allen Jenkins

Roscoe Karns

Tom Kennedy

Otto Kruger

June Lang

Betty Lawford

Master of Ceremonies

Aline MacMahon

Horace MacMahon
Helen Menken

Peggy Moran

Ralph Morgan

Alan Mowbray

Elliott Nugent

Australian

Franklin Pangborn

Helen Parrish
Brock Pemberton

Selena Royle
Lillian

Cornelia Otis Skinner

Ned Sparks
Bill Stern

Arleen Whelan

Dame May Whitty

Count Basie

Xavier Cugat

Benny Goodman

Kay Kyser

Guy Lombardo

Freddy Martin

Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)

Musician (uncredited)
Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)
Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)
Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)

Jane Cowl (uncredited)
Helen (uncredited)
Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)
Dorothy Fields (uncredited)

Dubious Army Sergeant (uncredited)

Arlene Francis (uncredited)

Waiter (uncredited)
Freddy Martin Orchestra Member (uncredited)

Soldier on Train (uncredited)
Talent Scout (uncredited)

Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)

Captain Robinson (uncredited)

Don Brandt (uncredited)
Virginia Kaye (uncredited)

Marine (uncredited)

Sailor Cutting In with Ina Claire (uncredited)

Gertrude Lawrence (uncredited)

Benny Goodman Orchestra Singer (uncredited)
Jitterbugging Soldier (uncredited)
Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)

Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)

Marine Sergeant with Ray Bolger (uncredited)
Marian Moore (uncredited)
Elizabeth (uncredited)
Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)
Johnny Jones (uncredited)

Minister at Jersey's Wedding (uncredited)

Django Reinhardt (uncredited)
Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)
Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)

Girl (uncredited)

Xavier Cugat Orchestra Singer (uncredited)
Johnny (uncredited)
Wooden Dummy (uncredited)
Attractive Woman (uncredited)

Jitterbugging Soldier (uncredited)

Jesse White (uncredited)
Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)

Sergeant on Train (uncredited)
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