Hollywood Canteen

Hollywood Canteen (1944)

All of Hollywood's Heart is in it! Most of Hollywood's Stars are in it!

Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas. Club founders Bette Davis and John Garfield give talks on the history of the place.

Date of release
1944-12-15
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (29)
Runtime
2h 4m
Genres
Comedy, Music, Romance
Director
Delmer Daves

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: $2.1M
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 2

Hollywood Canteen is a 1944 American musical romantic comedy film starring Joan Leslie, Robert Hutton, and Dane Clark, and features many stars in cameo roles. and produced by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film was written and directed by Delmer Daves and received three Oscar nominations.

Production

Production on the film began in 1943, before being halted due to salary disputes involving the Screen Actors Guild and Warner Bros over the amount major stars would be paid even for brief cameos in the film. Filming locations included the Sunset Strip, Bel-Air Estates, and Veterans Administration Hospital. New recording equipment developed by Warner Bros., including a cueing device, was first used in this film.

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