Thank Your Lucky Stars
Thank Your Lucky Stars is a 1943 American musical comedy film made by Warner Brothers 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.
Plot
Two theater producers try to stage a wartime charity extravaganza called Cavalcade of Stars. The egotistical Eddie Cantor has Dinah Shore under contract and will only allow her to appear if he is made chairman of the benefit committee, so he is allowed to take command. Meanwhile, an aspiring singer and his songwriter girlfriend conspire to get into the charity program by replacing Cantor with their lookalike friend, tour bus driver Joe Simpson.
Cast
- Alan Hale
- Alexis Smith
- Ann Sheridan
- Bert Moorhouse
- Bette Davis
- Brandon Hurst
- Charles Irwin
- Creighton Hale
- David Butler
- Dennis Morgan
- Dinah Shore
- Don Wilson
- Eddie Cantor
- Edmund Mortimer
- Edward Everett Horton
- Errol Flynn
- Frank Faylen
- Fred Kelsey
- George Tobias
- Hank Mann
- Hattie McDaniel
- Henry Armetta
- Howard Davies
- Humphrey Bogart
- Ida Lupino
- Jack Carson
- Jack Mower
- James Flavin
- Joan Leslie
- John Garfield
- Joyce Reynolds
- Mary Treen
- Noble Johnson
- Olivia de Havilland
- Paul Harvey
- Ruth Donnelly
- S. Z. Sakall
- Spike Jones
- Virginia Patton
- William Desmond
- William Haade
More details
| author | James V. Kern Melvin Frank Norman Panama |
|---|---|
| director | David Butler |
| editor | Irene Morra |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | aspiring singer bus driver musical number tour bus |
| musicBy | Heinz Eric Roemheld |
| producer | Mark Hellinger |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| theme | musical comedy |