There were quite a slew of these ensemble efforts made in 1943, but this one stands out a little more for having an actual plot. “Andy” (James Ellison) is about to be deployed to Australia when he meets up with “Edie” (Alice Faye) and telling her his name is “Casey” spends a whirlwind of an evening with her, out on the town. When it comes to the parting, he pleads with her to regularly write to him and they are soon falling in love. Meantime, his wealthy father (Eugene Pallette) comes up with a wheeze to stage a show to try and raise $1 million for war bonds. Guess who is going to perform at t…
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