Stage Door Canteen (film)

Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frank Borzage
Written by	Delmer Daves
Produced by	Frank Borzage; Sol Lesser
Starring	Cheryl Walker; Lon McCallister; Margaret Early; William Terry; Marjorie Riordan
Cinematography	Harry Wild
Music by	Freddie Rich
Production; company	Principal Artists Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	May 12, 1943;
Running time	132 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$4.35 million (U.S. and Canada rentals)

Stage Door Canteen is a 1943 American World War II film with musical numbers and other entertainment interspersed with dramatic scenes by a largely unknown cast. The film was produced by Sol Lesser's Principal Artists Productions and directed by Frank Borzage. The film features many celebrity cameo appearances but primarily relates a simple drama set in the famed New York City restaurant and nightclub for American and Allied servicemen. Six bands are featured. The score and the original song, "We Mustn't Say Goodbye", were nominated for Academy Awards.

Stage Door Canteen is in the public domain in North America and for this reason is widely available in many DVD and VHS releases of varying quality.

^ Everett Aaker, The Films of George Raft, McFarland & Company, 2013, pp. 106-107
^ "Top Grossers of the Season", Variety, January 5, 1944 p. 54
^ "All-Time Top Grossers", Variety, January 8, 1964, p. 69
^ Balio, Tino (2009). United Artists: The Company Built by the Stars. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-299-23004-3.

[raft-1] Everett Aaker, The Films of George Raft, McFarland & Company, 2013, pp. 106-107

[2] "Top Grossers of the Season", Variety, January 5, 1944 p. 54

[3] "All-Time Top Grossers", Variety, January 8, 1964, p. 69

[tino-4] Balio, Tino (2009). United Artists: The Company Built by the Stars. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-299-23004-3.

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