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Stage Door Canteen is a 1943 American musical film produced by Sol Lesser Productions and directed by Frank Borzage. The film features many celebrity cameo appearances as it relates a simple drama set in the famed New York City restaurant and nightclub for American and Allied servicemen during World War II. Six bands are featured. The score and the original song, "We Mustn't Say Goodbye", were nominated for Academy Awards.
Stage Door Canteen is in the public domain in North America and for this reason is widely available in many DVD and VHS releases of varying quality.
Original Release
06/24/1943
US Release
06/24/1943
Cast
Name | Character |
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Judith Anderson | Judith Anderson |
Kenny Baker | Kenny Baker |
Tallulah Bankhead | Tallulah Bankhead |
Ralph Bellamy | Ralph Bellamy |
Edgar Bergen | Edgar Berger / Edgar Bergen |
Charlie McCarthy | Charlie McCarthy |
Ray Bolger | Ray Bolger |
Ina Claire | Ina Claire |
Katharine Cornell | Katherine Cornell / Katharine Cornell |
Gracie Fields | Gracie Fields |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Judith Anderson | Judith Anderson |
Kenny Baker | Kenny Baker |
Tallulah Bankhead | Tallulah Bankhead |
Ralph Bellamy | Ralph Bellamy |
Edgar Bergen | Edgar Berger / Edgar Bergen |
Charlie McCarthy | Charlie McCarthy |
Ray Bolger | Ray Bolger |
Ina Claire | Ina Claire |
Katharine Cornell | Katherine Cornell / Katharine Cornell |
Gracie Fields | Gracie Fields |
Lynn Fontanne | Lynn Fontaine / Lynn Fontanne |
Helen Hayes | Helen Hayes |
Katharine Hepburn | Katharine Hepburn |
Hugh Herbert | Hugh Herbert |
Jean Hersholt | Jean Hersholt |
George Jessel | George Jessel |
Gypsy Rose Lee | Gypsy Rose Lee |
Alfred Lunt | Alfred Lunt |
Harpo Marx | Harpo Marx |
Elsa Maxwell | Elsa Maxwell |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Frank Borzage | Producer |
Barney Briskin | Producer |
Sol Lesser | Producer |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1944 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
1944 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture | Nominated |