The Gang's All Here

Released Dec 24, 1943

1h 43m

Musical

Romance

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8 Reviews

68%

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500+ Ratings

The night before his deployment in World War II, wealthy heir Andy Mason (James Ellison) falls in love with Eadie (Alice Faye), a beautiful cabaret singer. The two hit it off, but Mason fails to reveal the fact that he has already promised to marry Vivian (Sheila Ryan), a family friend. When he returns from the war a hero, his father throws a huge party for him, hiring Eadie and her company to perform. Mason hopes to find an out with Vivian in order to marry his true love.

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Richard Brody

New Yorker

The gaudy palette of Busby Berkeley's vertiginous Technicolor musical, from 1943, inspired the director's most extravagant visual inventions ...

Jun 22, 2015

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Don Druker

Chicago Reader

Busby Berkeley's most audacious film.

Jun 13, 2013

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

Time and again, you can't believe what you're witnessing...

Rated: 5/5

Apr 17, 2012

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

A wild burst of colorful energy that is pure Berkeley, and one of his most wildly surreal set pieces.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 4, 2019

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Mike Archibald

MUBI

...we're all part of the show when it comes to this 1943 musical comedy, accepting and delighting in its escapist frivolity.

Jan 9, 2018

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Matt Brunson

Creative Loafing

Whether one views this as a kitschy, campy spectacle or merely another splashy musical from the Dream Factory largely depends on one's tolerance for garish colors, kaleidoscopic set-pieces and the sight of Carmen Miranda and her juicy fruits.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 7, 2016

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Audience Member

The best musical movie ever made! With the best movie song ever sung: The Lady in the Tutti-Frutti Hat!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Bonkers 1943 Fox musical, directed by Busby Berkeley on huge Technicolor soundstages. The plot is mistaken identity froth, the performances are occasionally stiff and overblown, but there's enough charm and silliness to compensate. The soulful and beautiful Alice Faye keeps everything grounded, and Edward Everett Horton and the relentless Carmen Miranda provide the front cloth comedy. It's not Fred and Ginger but it's still good fun.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

Where did they get those actors from? Works at loud volume to drown out the awfulness. Hopefully I'll sit through the whole thing one of these days. It's a Masters of Cinema, so I'll have to give it my best shot. But, blimey, it severely lacks star presence. ....Yes, as always, the MoC selection are growers.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Colorful WWII escapism directed by Busby Berkeley, perhaps his most surreal film musical;; Alice Faye sings "No Love, No Nothin," Carmen Miranda performs the ultimate camp production number, "The Lady in the Tutti-Frutti Hat."

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

completely surreal. busby berkeley in technicolor!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

another winner from the musical master, busby berkeley this time for 20th/fox

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Busby Berkeley

Director

Alice Faye

Edie Allen

Carmen Miranda

Dorita

James Ellison

Andy Mason

Eugene Pallette

Andrew Mason Sr.

Charlotte Greenwood

Mrs. Peyton Potter

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Synopsis

The night before his deployment in World War II, wealthy heir Andy Mason (James Ellison) falls in love with Eadie (Alice Faye), a beautiful cabaret singer. The two hit it off, but Mason fails to reveal the fact that he has already promised to marry Vivian (Sheila Ryan), a family friend. When he returns from the war a hero, his father throws a huge party for him, hiring Eadie and her company to perform. Mason hopes to find an out with Vivian in order to marry his true love.

Director: Busby Berkeley
Genre: Musical, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 24, 1943, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 11, 2010
Runtime: 1h 43m

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