Thank Your Lucky Stars

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Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

2h 7m

Musical

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Dr. Schlenna (S.Z. Sakall) and Farnsworth (Edward Everett Horton) are attempting to put together a wartime charity show with an ensemble of stars, but must indulge the hubris of singer Eddie Cantor (Eddie Cantor) in order to gain the participation of Dinah Shore (Dinah Shore). Meanwhile, Eddie Cantor look-alike Joe Simpson (also Cantor) drives a tour bus, taking tourists to various Hollywood locations. When the producers discover his singing talents, he offers them a solution to their problems.

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Nathanael Hood

The Retro Set

...a veritable who's who of Warner Brothers talent.

Rated: 7/10

Dec 28, 2018

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Emanuel Levy

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LIke all the Hollywood studios during the War, Warner mobilized its top talent for this song and dance revue, with Bette Davis and Bogart singing and Olivia De Havilland dancing.

Rated: C+

Oct 5, 2009

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David Cornelius

DVDTalk.com

It's all so gloriously unapologetic in its randomness, a cinematic variety show that allows stars to get silly for a good cause.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 4, 2008

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Dennis Schwartz

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It's vulgar entertainment, but at least there's a few laughs over the stars ribbing each other and doing some acts.

Rated: C

Oct 9, 2006

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Denny S

Eddie Cantor was a good sport about lampooning his image as a control freak. What elixir does Dinah Shore have? Here she is in 1943 and on TV in the late 1970s, she's still gorgeous. All kinds of Warner contract folks appearing. Among them, John Garfield, Bogart, Bette Davis and Errol Flynn (who knew that Flynn was such a terrific song and dance man?) Great fun.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/26/24

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Lee T

This typical charity show fluff, but fascinating to see all the stars who donated their performances.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/09/22

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Audience Member

Schlocky musical that feature dramatic actors and actresses sing musical numbers. Intersting,, but the lousy story that makes it all hang together is ludicrous. Eddie Cantor, Bette Davis, Olivia de Haviland, etc.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/25/21

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Audience Member

The best musical movie ever made!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

good WWII wartime musical to take movie goers off the war raging on.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Although slightly overlong, this Warner Bros. musical is probably the best of the all-star genre that was popular during WWII; you'll either love or hate the Eddie Cantor-driven story line but the Frank Loesser-written production numbers are what matter: Dinah Shore singing "How Sweet You Are," Errol Flynn singing and dancing (!) to "That's What You Jolly Well Get," Ann Sheridan's "Love Isn't Born, It's Made," Hattie McDaniel and cast performing "Ice Cold Katie" and - best of all - Bette Davis crooning the Oscar-nominated "They're Either Too Young or Too Old."

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Synopsis

Dr. Schlenna (S.Z. Sakall) and Farnsworth (Edward Everett Horton) are attempting to put together a wartime charity show with an ensemble of stars, but must indulge the hubris of singer Eddie Cantor (Eddie Cantor) in order to gain the participation of Dinah Shore (Dinah Shore). Meanwhile, Eddie Cantor look-alike Joe Simpson (also Cantor) drives a tour bus, taking tourists to various Hollywood locations. When the producers discover his singing talents, he offers them a solution to their problems.

Director: David Butler
Producer: Mark Hellinger
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros.
Genre: Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 1, 1943, Original
Release Date (DVD): Nov 11, 2008
Runtime: 2h 7m

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