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Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)

Thank Your Lucky Stars poster
Directed by
David Butler
Genre
comedy film, musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 07m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 39 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A variety of Warner Bros. stars perform musical numbers and comedy sketches. The thin story follows theater producers putting on a show. The film was a World War II fundraiser with cast members donating their pay.

light-heartedwhimsicalupbeatmusicalcomedicnostalgicfast-pacedfeel-goodwartime

What happens

Thank Your Lucky Stars is a 1943 American musical comedy film made by Warner Bros. Pictures as a World War II fundraiser, with a slim plot involving theater producers. The stars donated their salaries to the Hollywood Canteen, which was founded by John Garfield and Bette Davis, who appear in this film. It was directed by David Butler and stars Eddie Cantor, Dennis Morgan, Joan Leslie, Edward Everett Horton and S.Z. Sakall. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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