World War II, an American platoon is arriving in New York to be shipped off to Europe, but the boys get a 24-hour leave to have a night on the town. 3 of them, Dakota (William Terry), California (Lon McCallister) & texas (Sunset Carson) visit the Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theatre & the movies offer their services as both performers & waiters to support the soldiers in their war efforts, & many a young actress have taken on a job their as hostesses to entertain the boys n their last night on American soil.

& between acts our soldiers find nice young girls they fall for, Texas finds Southern girl Ella Sue (Margaret Early], shy California finds Jean (Marjorie Riordan), the first girl he kisses, & Dakota finds Eileen (Cheryl Walker), but initially, Eileen is less than impressed by him ... & when the soldiers is prolonged & Dakota meets Eileen again at the canteen,they even get into an argument & he leaves early.

Again the next day (for some reason their leave got prolonged yet again), our trio hits the Stage Door Canteen a third time, but this time Eileen is not even here, since she celebrates with Paul Muni (as himself), with whom she will appear. However, Eileen couldn't forget the sad but honest soldier, & in the end she turns up at the canteen & confesses her love for him ... & they even meet after closing hour (a big no-no in the canteen's rulebook) & spend a romantic night on her appartment building's roof, before she proposes to him ... & he says yes. However, before they can marry, he is shipped off to Europe at last along with his platoon, & eileen is devastated ... until she realizes that he is going to war for her, her country, her freedom ...

A very blunt propaganda movie, in which basically the Hollywood V.I.P.s are showing their support for their troops with many small performances & walk-ons, & Buy War Bonds-signs are (of course) featured prominently. The story that ties the performances together (or interrupts them) is nothing short of abysmal though, pretty much failing on all levels of storytelling.

What makes this movie interesting (if not good though) is the sheer bluntness of war-propaganda that today seems unintenionally funny, & some interesting vintage performances (like a very coy but typically ironic strip-routine by Gypsy Rose Lee). & then there's of course Johnny Weissmuller (as himself) washing dishes.

review � by Mike Haberfelner

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