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Beat the Band (1947)

Beat the Band poster
Directed by
John H. Auer
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 07m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of musicians and performers try to put together a band for a big show. They face comic obstacles and romantic entanglements along the way.

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What happens

Beat the Band is a 1947 American musical film directed by John H. Auer and written by Lawrence Kimble, Clarence Kimble and Arthur A. Ross. The film stars Frances Langford, Ralph Edwards, Phillip Terry, Gene Krupa and June Clayworth. The film was released on February 19, 1947, by RKO Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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