Stage Door Canteen
6.1
132 minutes
6/24/1943
Overview
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.
Cast List
Cheryl Walker
as Eileen Burke
William Terry
as Dakota Smith
Marjorie Riordan
as Jean
Lon McCallister
as California
Margaret Early
as Ella Sue
Sunset Carson
as Tex
Dorothea Kent
as Mamie
Frederick Brady
as Jersey
Judith Anderson
as Judith Anderson
Kenny Baker
as Kenny Baker
Tallulah Bankhead
as Tallulah Bankhead
Ralph Bellamy
as Ralph Bellamy
Edgar Bergen
as Edgar Bergen
Ray Bolger
as Ray Bolger
Ina Claire
as Ina Claire
Katharine Cornell
as Katharine Cornell
Gracie Fields
as Gracie Fields
Lynn Fontanne
as Lynn Fontanne
Helen Hayes
as Helen Hayes
Katharine Hepburn
as Katharine Hepburn
Hugh Herbert
as Hugh Herbert
Jean Hersholt
as Jean Hersholt
George Jessel
as George Jessel
Gypsy Rose Lee
as Gypsy Rose Lee
Alfred Lunt
as Alfred Lunt
Harpo Marx
as Harpo Marx
Elsa Maxwell
as Elsa Maxwell
Yehudi Menuhin
as Yehudi Menuhin
Ethel Merman
as Ethel Merman
Paul Muni
as Paul Muni
Merle Oberon
as Merle Oberon
George Raft
as George Raft
Lanny Ross
as Lanny Ross
Martha Scott
as Martha Scott
Ethel Waters
as Ethel Waters
Johnny Weissmüller
as Johnny Weissmüller
Ed Wynn
as Ed Wynn
Henry Armetta
as Henry Armetta
Benny Baker
as Benny Baker
Helen Broderick
as Helen Broderick
Lloyd Corrigan
as Lloyd Corrigan
Jane Darwell
as Jane Darwell
William Demarest
as William Demarest
Virginia Field
as Virginia Field
Vinton Freedley
as Vinton
Ann Gillis
as Ann Gillis
Lucile Gleason
as Lucille Gleason
Vera Gordon
as Vera Gordon
Virginia Grey
as Virginia Grey
Sam Jaffe
as Sam Jaffe
Allen Jenkins
as Allen Jenkins
Roscoe Karns
as Roscoe Karns
Tom Kennedy
as Tom Kennedy
Otto Kruger
as Otto Kruger
June Lang
as June Lang
Betty Lawford
as Betty Lawford
Bert Lytell
as Master of Ceremonies
Aline MacMahon
as Aline MacMahon
Horace McMahon
as Horace MacMahon
Helen Menken
as Helen Menken
Peggy Moran
as Peggy Moran
Ralph Morgan
as Ralph Morgan
Alan Mowbray
as Alan Mowbray
Elliott Nugent
as Elliott Nugent
Patrick O'Moore
as Australian
Franklin Pangborn
as Franklin Pangborn
Helen Parrish
as Helen Parrish
Brock Pemberton
as Brock Pemberton
Selena Royle
as Selena Royle
Marion Shockley
as Lillian
Cornelia Otis Skinner
as Cornelia Otis Skinner
Ned Sparks
as Ned Sparks
Bill Stern
as Bill Stern
Arleen Whelan
as Arleen Whelan
May Whitty
as Dame May Whitty
Count Basie
as Count Basie
Xavier Cugat
as Xavier Cugat
Benny Goodman
as Benny Goodman
Kay Kyser
as Kay Kyser
Guy Lombardo
as Guy Lombardo
Freddy Martin
as Freddy Martin
Harry Babbitt
as Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)
Dave Barbour
as Musician (uncredited)
Alice Barry
as Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)
Leah Benner
as Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)
Julie Conway
as Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)
Jane Cowl
as Jane Cowl (uncredited)
Helen Dumas
as Helen (uncredited)
Trudy Erwin
as Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)
Dorothy Fields
as Dorothy Fields (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
as Dubious Army Sergeant (uncredited)
Arlene Francis
as Arlene Francis (uncredited)
Mack Gray
as Waiter (uncredited)
George E. Green
as Freddy Martin Orchestra Member (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
as Soldier on Train (uncredited)
Leonard Harper
as Talent Scout (uncredited)
Edna Mae Harris
as Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)
Louis Jean Heydt
as Captain Robinson (uncredited)
John James
as Don Brandt (uncredited)
Virginia Kaye
as Virginia Kaye (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
as Marine (uncredited)
Jack Lambert
as Sailor Cutting In with Ina Claire (uncredited)
Gertrude Lawrence
as Gertrude Lawrence (uncredited)
Peggy Lee
as Benny Goodman Orchestra Singer (uncredited)
Maurice Marks
as Jitterbugging Soldier (uncredited)
Jack Martin
as Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)
Sully Mason
as Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)
George Mathews
as Marine Sergeant with Ray Bolger (uncredited)
Marian Moore
as Marian Moore (uncredited)
Elizabeth Morgan
as Elizabeth (uncredited)
Honeychile Perdue
as Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)
Caleb Peterson
as Johnny Jones (uncredited)
Francis Pierlot
as Minister at Jersey's Wedding (uncredited)
Django Reinhardt
as Django Reinhardt (uncredited)
Ruby Richards
as Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)
Verna Richardson
as Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)
Ruth Roman
as Girl (uncredited)
Lina Romay
as Xavier Cugat Orchestra Singer (uncredited)
Johnny Roventini
as Johnny (uncredited)
Mortimer Snerd
as Wooden Dummy (uncredited)
Anne G. Sterling
as Attractive Woman (uncredited)
Arthur Walsh
as Jitterbugging Soldier (uncredited)
Jesse White
as Jesse White (uncredited)
Max Williams
as Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)
Matt Willis
as Sergeant on Train (uncredited)