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Call Me Mister (1951)

Call Me Mister poster
Directed by
Lloyd Bacon
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of American soldiers return home after World War II. They try to adjust to civilian life while putting on a musical show.

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What happens

Call Me Mister is a 1951 American Technicolor musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Danny Thomas, Dale Robertson, Benay Venuta and Richard Boone. The film is based on the 1946 Broadway stage play by Albert E. Lewin and Burt Styler. with music by Harold Rome that featured cast members from the American armed forces. However, only three of Rome's numbers are heard in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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