| Description |
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital video rda |
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Laserdisc |
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video file Laserdisc rda |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Cast |
George Murphy, Joan Leslie, George Tobias, Alan Hale, Charles Butterworth, Delores Costello, Una Merkel, Stanley Ridges, Rosemary De Camp, Ruth Donnelly, Dorothy Peterson, Frances Langford, Gertrude Niesen, Kate Smith, Ronald Reagan, Joe Louis. |
| Credits |
Writers, Irving Berlin, Casey Robinson and Claude Binyon ; produced by Hal B. Wallis, Jack L. Warner ; directed by Michael Curtiz. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1943. |
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Title from disc surface. |
| Summary |
An Irving Berlin musical tribute intended to boost morale during World War II. It honors the patriotic efforts of American soldiers during World Wars I and II. Berlin appears as himself, as does singer Kate Smith who delivers a rousing rendition of God bless America, for which she received the Congressional Gold Medal. Ronald Reagan stars as Johnny Jones, a son who follows in his father's show business footsteps. During World War I his father Jerry Jones staged an all-soldier show on Broadway called Yip yip Yaphank. Being a dancer and then wounded in the War, Jerry moves on to being a producer. In World War II his son Johnny Jones, who was his father's assistant, gets the order to stage a new show, called This is the army. His personal life is a bit of a struggle though, because he refuses to marry his fiancee until the war is over. |
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Reagan, Ronald.
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Leslie, Joan, 1925-
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De Camp, Rosemary, 1913-2001.
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Murphy, George, 1902-1992
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Tobias, George, 1901-1980.
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Hale, Alan, 1892-1950.
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Merkel, Una, 1903-1986
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Niesen, Gertrude.
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Smith, Kate, 1907-1986.
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Ridges, Stanley, 1892-1951.
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Donnelly, Ruth, 1896-1982.
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Peterson, Dorothy, 1897-1979
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Langford, Frances.
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Butterworth, Charles, 1896-1946.
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Curtiz, Michael, 1888-1962.
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Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989.
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Robinson, Casey.
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Binyon, Claude, 1905-1978.
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Wallis, Hal B., 1899-1986.
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Warner, Jack L., 1892-1978.
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Movie Classics.
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| Standard No. |
796019562898 |
| Music No. |
56289 Movie Classics |
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