Show-Business at War (1943)
Overview
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.708 |
Directed By
Louis De Rochemont
TOP CAST
Walt Disney
Self
John Ford
Self
Darryl F. Zanuck
Self
Irving Berlin
Self
Alfred Lunt
Self
Jack Benny
Self
Olivia de Havilland
Self
Marlene Dietrich
Self
Deanna Durbin
Self
Hedy Lamarr
Self
Al Jolson
Self
Carole Landis
Self
Louis Armstrong
Self
Phil Baker
Self
Ethel Barrymore
Self
Jackson Beck
Self (voice)
Robert Benchley
Self
Edgar Bergen
Self
Joe E. Brown
Self
James Cagney
Self
Bing Crosby
Self
Michael Curtiz
Self
Linda Darnell
Self
Bette Davis
Self
Irene Dunne
Self
W.C. Fields
Self
Errol Flynn
Self
Glenn Ford
Self
Kay Francis
Self
Clark Gable
Self
John Garfield
Self
Bert Glennon
Self
Rita Hayworth
Self
Alfred Hitchcock
Self
Bob Hope
Self
Brenda Joyce
Self
Kay Kyser
Self
Dorothy Lamour
Self
Gertrude Lawrence
Self
Anatole Litvak
Self
Mary Livingstone
Self
Myrna Loy
Self
Fred MacMurray
Self
Victor Mature
Self
Mitzi Mayfair
Self
George Murphy
Self
Eugene Ormandy
Self, Orchestra Conductor
Tyrone Power
Self
Martha Raye
Self
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