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Auggie

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2. Rather intriguing musicals IMO
Fri Nov 5, 2021, 04:53 AM
Nov 2021
Start Cheering (1938) — Fed up with Hollywood, a movie star enrolls in a small-town college.
Partial cast: Jimmy Durante, Walter Connolly, Joan Perry, Charles Starrett, The Three Stooges, Louis Prima.

Reveille with Beverly (1943) — A tap-dancing lady disc jockey finds herself torn between a wealthy man and his former chauffeur.
Partial cast: Bob Crosby, Freddie Slack, Ella Mae Morse, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Ann Miller

Ladies of the Chorus (1949) — A one-time burlesque star tries to shield her daughter so she can marry a nice young man.
Partial cast: Marilyn Monroe, Adele Jergens, Rand Brooks

Time Out for Rhythm (1941)—The producers of a musical each hire different women to star.
Partial Cast: Ann Miller, Rudy Vallee, Rosemary Lane

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Early roles for Ann Miller and Marilyn Monroe are worth checking out.

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