Set up in an abandoned nightclub near sunset boulevard, if you were wearing a uniform, entry was free. Bette davis and john garfield flung themselves into the rigorous process of. Two soldiers on sick leave spend three nights at the hollywood. The hollywood canteen was a real place that was the idea of john garfield who enlisted the help. The canteen has the worlds largest selection of film books, both in and out of print, covering all disciplines in film. Brown the first celebrity met, early in the warner bros salute to the movie industry. Bette davis and john garfield flung themselves into the rigorous process of turning their dream into a reality. The original hollywoodland sign appears in a montage of wartime hollywood, as soldiers slim and nolan robert hutton, dane clark begin their adventure, joe e. This wonderful short featuring dinah shore, tells the story of the hollywood canteen, a converted barn located in hollywood. Hundreds of hollywood canteen photos and history is on the website. On october 3, 1942, the hollywood canteen opened its doors at 1451 cahuenga blvd. That means hollywood, baby, or more specifically the hollywood canteen.
Hollywood canteen also has fewer celebrity cameos and musical numbers and more plot while stage door canteen is the opposite. Please feel free to search through our script inventory. Modeled after, and affiliated with, the stage door canteens founded by the american theatre wing, the hollywood canteen became a haven for servicemena place where they could enjoy entertainment and dancing free of worry or charge. Hollywood canteen 1944 hollywood canteen 1944 user. Hollywood canteen is a 1944 american musical romantic comedy film starring joan leslie, robert hutton, dane clark and features many stars appearing as themselves in cameo roles. The hollywood canteen where movie stars were at your service. Doug pratt on one of the best of the canteen movies, the films surreal parade of stars, portraying touchyfeely versions of themselves, never ceases to be fascinating, and the movies pace, musical numbers, and contrived dramatic framing device are breezier than most. Hollywood canteen the official andrea king website. Allstar cameos and 6 big bands abound in this cinema classic filmed in both new york and hollywood. Hollywood canteen 1944 what are you doin with the rest of your life jack carson and jane wyman duration. The real hollywood canteen was started by john garfield, canteen vicepresident, and bette davis, president. The west coasts answer to broadways stage door canteen, the hollywood canteen was created as a gi moralebooster by film stars bette davis and john garfield.
This propaganda extravaganza showcases hollywood in all its glory from the brown derby to the hollywoodland sign and of course the pride and joy of wartime moraleboosting, the hollywood canteen. On this memorial day, i would like to pay tribute to an integral part of hollywood history that relates to the holiday. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. Hollywood canteen hamburg 1 hamburg burger, hot dog. Little canteen 2017 chinese 1080p webdl aac h264chdweb tall in the saddle 1944 1080p webdl aac h264sbr house of frankenstein 1944 1080p bluray flac x264sadpanda. The hollywood celebrities created a version called the hollywood canteen for military personnel to rest, relax and safe entertainment which this film is about those efforts. When slim mentions his desire to see movie stars, he is directed to the hollywood canteen, a gathering place for soldiers that is run by motion picture actors and actresses. Looking for a script from a classic movie or tv show. The canteen has a good selection of scripts available. The hollywood canteen toronto 2020 all you need to. Released 1944, hollywood canteen stars robert hutton, joan leslie, dane clark, bette davis the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 4 min, and received. Tyls is the best of these films simply because it has the best songs. Bette davis, john garfield, the andrews sisters, jack. Hollywood canteen 1944 stream and watch online moviefone.
Hollywood canteen 1944 official trailer bette davis, john garfield movie hd two soldiers on. For, hollywood chapters magazine december 20th, 1942 hollywood, california. Hollywood hospitality at the hollywood canteen the. Nolan dane clark discover the hollywood canteen, a usoinspired club staffed entirely by hollywood stars. Hollywood canteen is marred by what is now viewed as political incorrectness, its treatment of women as. Star wars about the experiences of stars during wartime, not chewbacca or mos eisley, karina longworth looks at bette davis and the hollywood canteen. All these vintage hollywood canteen photographs are available for purchase. Hollywood canteen is a 1944 american musical romantic comedy film starring joan leslie. Hollywood canteen 1944 out of 4 the hollywood canteen club was started by bette davis and john garfield as a way for hollywood to show support to u.
It operated at 1451 cahuenga boulevard between october 3, 1942, and november 22, 1945 thanksgiving day, as a club offering food, dancing and entertainment for servicemen, usually on their way overseas. You can order a physical copy or a scanned copy that can be emailed. After he is injured in battle, he and his pal, sergeant nolan, are sent to hollywood, california for rest and recreation before they ship out again. The hollywood canteen officially opened for operation on october 3, 1942.
I simply love visiting this quaint store on the danforth and the. Foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. At john garfields suggestion of opening a servicemen. View all hotels near the hollywood canteen on tripadvisor. Hollywood canteen 1944 official trailer bette davis, john. Its a bit of a faux reality, hollywoods rendition of what real life might actually be like since the hollywood canteen did in fact exist. From the hostess herself, bette davis, to cofounder and vicepresident to daviss president, john garfield, the canteen was alive with activity so close to christmas day. The club offered the service people a chance to meet, dance and be waited on by various celebrities from hollywood. You name them, they were there last weekend at the hollywood canteen. But for todays audiences its two hours of great fun. In real life, andrea played a much larger role with the famous hollywood canteen. I actually retrained at vancouver film school on the west coast. The great irony of this movie has to do with what happened to john garfield.
Where the greatest generation danced with the most beautiful girls in the world paperback. The plot of these films is like a line on which to hang a series of turns. Where the greatest generation danced with the most beautiful girls in the world. There are terrific song and dance numbers by some of hollywoods best. Mary pickford taking a bow at the hollywood canteen after being introduced by bette davis. With bette davis, john garfield, the andrews sisters, jack benny. The canteens cofounder, the legendary bette davis, learns of corporal greens crush on actress joan leslie.
It was housed at 1451 cahuenga boulevard in hollywood, ca. Be ready to sit back and be gloriously entertained for 2 hours. The west coasts answer to broadways stage door canteen, the hollywood canteen was created as a gi moralebooster by film stars bette. In 2001, karl rove met with hollywood executives to go about arranging a latterday hollywood unit, hoping to arrange public service spots, documentaries, and other forms of war on terror collaborationeven, potentially, a revival of the hollywood canteen. During wwii, canteens sprouted up all over the country. A huge number of people, many of them hollywood celebrities, volunteered tirelessly at the canteen. A store in toronto that caters to film enthusiasts around the world, be it student, professional or just plain fan we have something for you. Hollywood canteen features songs by joan crawford, ida lupino, barbara stanwyck. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing hollywood canteen near you.
Hollywood hospitality at the hollywood canteen the national. Servicemen could dance with betty grable, be served a sandwich by shirley temple, and watch performances by bob hope and carmen. Robert hutton joan leslie dane clark 1944 a gi robert hutton back from the south pacific wins a canteen raffle and meets his dream girl joan leslie, as warner bros. But you better get there fast, joe, the line to get in is long. Hollywood canteen where the soldiers met the stars. Among other tasks, they cooked, served food, and cleaned up each night. The hollywood canteen operated at 1451 cahuenga boulevard in hollywood, california between october and november 1945 thanksgiving day, as a club offering food, dancing and entertainment for servicemen, usually on their. The film was written and directed by delmer daves and received three oscar nominations. Stage door canteen is more of a revue of broadway star while hollywood canteen has all the earmarks of a hollywood film. According to contemporary news items, the film began production in nov 1943, but a dispute between warner bros. Gives a pretty good idea how the canteens worked especially the hollywood canteen.