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The Hollywood Canteen operated at 1451 North Cahuenga Boulevard in the Los Angeles, California, neighborhood of Hollywood between October 3, 1942 and November 22, 1945, as a club offering food, dancing, and entertainment for enlisted men and women, who were usually on their way overseas during World War II.
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. and produced by Warner Bros. The film was written and directed by Delmer Daves and received three Oscar nominations.
Hollywood Canteen: Directed by Delmer Daves. With The Andrews Sisters, Jack Benny, Joe E. Brown, Eddie Cantor. Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas.
Feb 9, 2024 · Marlene Dietrich and Rita Hayworth give service with a smile at The Hollywood Canteen. The number of Hollywood stars and crew members alike that volunteered to be a part of The Hollywood Canteen before its opening was an astonishing three thousand people.
Hollywood Canteen (1944) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Hollywood Canteen, which had been in operation since October 1942, closed its doors after one last hoorah on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 1945. In all, more than 3,000 volunteers, many famous stars among them, had welcomed and entertained nearly four million servicemen and women.
Hollywood Canteen (1944), a hodgepodge of music, comedy, romance and star cameos, was all part of Warner Bros.' contribution to the war effort. It was inspired by the actual club created to give servicemen in Los Angeles a home away from home, and one of the biggest charity events in Hollywood history.
In 1944, Warner Bros. produced a film called Hollywood Canteen. It was a fictionalized account of two soldiers’ experiences at the canteen, in which dozens of stars played themselves, volunteers for the war’s entertainment efforts.
Feb 21, 2022 · On October 3, 1942, the Hollywood Canteen officially opened its doors as an entertainment hall for servicemen and women. It was located at 1451 Cahuenga Boulevard in Hollywood, in a building that was formerly a stable, and those who were enlisted were able to enter the venue free of charge.
Founded by Bette Davis and John Garfield, our service personal were the stars of the Hollywood Canteen, where Hollywood’s finest did service to them – as bartenders, waiters, bus boys and ...
