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Star Spangled Rhythm ()

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A Paramount Studios security guard who was a major actor during the silent film era must carry out the illusion that he is still a big deal when his sailor son comes to visit.
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Bing Crosby - 'Old Glory' Number
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Bob Hope - Master of Ceremonies
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Frank in Card-Playing Skit
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John in Card-Playing Skit
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Joe in Card-Playing Skit
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William 'Bronco Billy' Webster
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Dorothy Lamour - 'Sweater, Sarong & Peekaboo Bang' Number
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Paulette Goddard- 'Sweater, Sarong & Peekaboo Bang' Number
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Vera Zorina- 'That Old Black Magic' Number
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Mary Martin- 'Hit the Road to Dreamland' Number
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Dick Powell-' Hit the Road to Dreamland' Number
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Polly Judson
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Johnny Webster
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Veronica Lake- 'Sweater, Sarong & Peekaboo Bang' Number
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Alan Ladd- Scarface Skit
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Rochester- 'Sharp as a Tack' Number (as Rochester)
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Herman the Husband in Bob Hope Skit
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Colonna - Bob Hope Skit
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Louie the Lug in Skit
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B.G. DeSoto
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Genevieve in Priorities Skit
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Marjorie Reynolds- Swing Shift Skit
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Betty Rhodes- Swing Shift Skit (as Betty Rhodes)
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Dona Drake- Swing Shift Skit
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Mark in Card Playing Skit
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Gary Crosby
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Johnnie Johnson- 'That Old Black Magic' Number (as Johnnie Johnston)
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High Pockets
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Mimi
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Murgatroyd in Priorities Skit
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Katherine- 'Smart as a Tack' Number
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Arthur Treacher- 'Sweater, Sarong & Peekaboo Bang' Number
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Walter- 'Sweater, Sarong & Peekaboo Bang' Number
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Sterling- 'Sweater, Sarong & Peekaboo Bang' Number
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Golden Gate Quartet
Walter Darewahl ...
Specialty Act (as Walter Dare Wahl)
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Cecil B. DeMille
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Preston Sturges
Ralph Murphy ...
Ralph Murphy
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Doris Ake ...
Dancer - 'Sharp as a Tack' Number (uncredited)
Maxine Ardell ...
Girl - Bob Hope Skit (uncredited)
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New England Farmer - 'Old Glory' Number (uncredited)
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Liz (uncredited)
Lennie Bluett ...
Dancer - 'Sharp as a Tack' Number (uncredited)
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Kate (uncredited)
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Lady from Iowa - 'Old Glory' Number (uncredited)
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Petty Officer (uncredited)
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Worker - 'Swing Shift' Number (uncredited)
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Air-Raid Warden - Bob Hope Skit (uncredited)
Vivian Dandridge ...
Dancer - 'Sharp as a Tack' Number (uncredited)
Boyd Davis ...
Capt. Kingsley (uncredited)
Barney Dean ...
Songwriter (uncredited)
Marjorie Deanne ...
Girl - Bob Hope Skit (uncredited)
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Mac (uncredited)
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Albert Dekker (uncredited)
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Petty Officer (uncredited)
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Ellen Drew (uncredited)
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Adolf Hitler - 'Sweater, Sarong & Peekaboo Bang' Number (uncredited)
Dorothea Durham ...
Dancer - 'Sharp as a Tack' Number (uncredited)
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Soldier - 'That Old Black Magic' Number (uncredited)
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Y. Frank Freemont (uncredited)
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Susanna Foster (uncredited)
Louise Franklin ...
Flirt / Dancer - 'Sharp as a Tack' Number (uncredited)
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Eva Gabor (uncredited)
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Frances Gifford (uncredited)
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Officer (uncredited)
Lynda Grey ...
Swing Shift Singer (uncredited)
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Army Sergeant Duffy (uncredited)
Avanelle Harris ...
Dancer - 'Sharp as a Tack' Number (uncredited)
Frederic Henry ...
Swing Shift Singer (uncredited)
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Sailor (uncredited)
Jack Hope ...
Jack Hope (uncredited)
Eddie Johnson ...
Tommy (uncredited)
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Cecil Kellaway (uncredited)
Chris King ...
Finale Singer (uncredited)
Alice Kirby ...
Swing Shift Singer / Finale Singer (uncredited)
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Swing Shift Singer (uncredited)
Donivee Lee ...
Swing Shift Singer (uncredited)
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Casey (uncredited)
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Emperor Hirohito - 'Sweater, Sarong & Peekaboo Bang' Number (uncredited)
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Jimmy Lydon (uncredited)
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Diana Lynn (uncredited)
Edward H. Marr ...
Heavy - 'Old Glory' Number (uncredited)
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Wife - Bob Hope Skit (uncredited)
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Man from Brooklyn - 'Old Glory' Number (uncredited)
Martha Mears ...
Veronica Lake (uncredited) (singingVoice)
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Dancer - 'Swing Shift' Number / Girl - Bob Hope Skit (uncredited)
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Ramrod - Sailor (uncredited)
Millie Monroe ...
Dancer - 'Sharp as a Tack' Number (uncredited)
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Dancer - 'Sharp as a Tack' Number (uncredited)
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Man With Preston Sturges (uncredited)
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Stage Door Guard (uncredited)
Florence O'Brien ...
Dancer - 'Sharp as a Tack' Number (uncredited)
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Swing Shift Singer (uncredited)
Neva Peoples ...
Dancer - 'Sharp As a Tack' Number (uncredited)
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Blonde Who Bruises Too Easy (uncredited)
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Swing Shift Singer (uncredited)
Marcella Phillips ...
Swing Shift Singer (uncredited)
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Benito Mussolini - 'Sweater, Sarong & Peekaboo Bang' Number (uncredited)
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Georgia Boy - 'Old Glory' Number (uncredited)
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Robert Preston (uncredited)
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Sarah (uncredited)
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Officer with Capt. Kingsley (uncredited)
Jack Roberts ...
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Sherman Sanders ...
Square Dance Caller - 'Swing Shift' Number (uncredited)
John Shay ...
Sentry (uncredited)
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Finale Singer (uncredited)
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Woodrow - Rochester's Motorcycle Chauffeur (uncredited)

Directed by

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George Marshall
A. Edward Sutherland ... (uncredited)

Written by

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Harry Tugend ... (original screenplay)
 
George S. Kaufman ... (sketches) (as George Kaufman) &
Arthur A. Ross ... (sketches) (as Arthur Ross) &
Melvin Frank ... (sketches) and
Norman Panama ... (sketches)
 
Fred Saidy ... () (uncredited)

Produced by

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Buddy G. DeSylva ... executive producer (uncredited)
Joseph Sistrom ... producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Robert Emmett Dolan ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Theodor Sparkuhl
Leo Tover ... director of photography
John F. Seitz ... (uncredited)

Editing by

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Paul Weatherwax

Art Direction by

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Hans Dreier
Ernst Fegté

Set Decoration by

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Stephen Seymour ... (as Steve Seymour)

Costume Design by

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Edith Head

Makeup Department

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Wally Westmore ... makeup artist

Sound Department

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John Cope ... sound recordist
Harry D. Mills ... sound recordist (as Harry Mills)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Robert Emmett Dolan ... musical director
Arthur Franklin ... music assistant
Joseph J. Lilley ... vocal arranger
Charles Bradshaw ... orchestrator (uncredited)
David Buttolph ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Leo Shuken ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Victor Young ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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George Balanchine ... choreographer for miss zorina
Daniel Dare ... choreographer (as Danny Dare)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Pop, a security guard at Paramount has told his son that he's the head of the studio. When his son arrives in Hollywood on shore leave with his buddies, Pop enlists the aid of the studio's dizzy switchboard operator in pulling off the charade. Things get more complicated when Pop agrees to put together a show for the Navy starring Paramount's top contract players. Written by Daniel Bubbeo

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Taglines The Musical Comedy Revue That Tops Them All! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Au pays du rythme (France)
  • Fantasía de estrellas (Spain)
  • Au pays du rythme (Belgium, French title)
  • Belleza, ritmo y amor (Argentina)
  • Csillagok parádéja (Hungary)
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  • 99 min
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Trivia Veronica Lake's singing voice was dubbed by Martha Mears. See more »
Goofs During the jeep ride, one of the sailors is thrown out when the vehicle hits a bump and jumps onto a dirt road. The sailor is then shown back in the jeep in the next shot. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Paramount Presents (1974). See more »
Soundtracks That Old Black Magic See more »
Quotes [In front of Old Glory and a plaster Mt. Rushmore]
Bing Crosby: [singing] Germans, Italians, and Japs / Can't kick us off our Rand-McNally maps.
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