''Give Out, Sisters'' is a 1942 American film starring
The Andrews Sisters
The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews (1911–1967), soprano Maxene Anglyn Andrews (1916–1995), and mezzo ...
. The film co-stars
Dan Dailey and the teenage couple of the time,
Donald O'Connor
Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor (August 28, 1925 – September 27, 2003) was an American dancer, singer and actor. He came to fame in a series of films in which he co-starred, in succession, with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talki ...
and
Peggy Ryan. Dailey and O'Connor went on to be in the 1954 film ''
There's No Business Like Show Business''. The song "
Pennsylvania Polka" was introduced by the Andrews Sisters.
Plot
Cast
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The Andrews Sisters
The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews (1911–1967), soprano Maxene Anglyn Andrews (1916–1995), and mezzo ...
as Themselves
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Grace McDonald as Gracie Waverly
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Dan Dailey as Bob Edwards
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Charles Butterworth as Prof. Woof
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Walter Catlett as Gribble
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William Frawley as Harrison
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Donald O'Connor
Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor (August 28, 1925 – September 27, 2003) was an American dancer, singer and actor. He came to fame in a series of films in which he co-starred, in succession, with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talki ...
as Don
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Peggy Ryan as Peggy
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Edith Barrett as Agatha Waverly
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Marie Blake as Biandina Waverly
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Fay Helm as Susan Waverly
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Emmett Vogan as Batterman
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Leonard Carey as Jamison - The Waverly Butler
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Richard Davies as Kendall
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Irving Bacon
Irving Ernest Bacon (September 6, 1893 – February 5, 1965) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 500 films.
Early years
Bacon was the son of entertainers Millar West Bacon (who was a teenager) and Myrtle Vane. He was born ...
as Dr. Howard
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The Jivin' Jacks and Jills as Dancers
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Leon Belasco as Waiter
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Robert Emmett Keane as Lawyer Peabody
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Lorin Raker as Dr. Bradshaw
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Jason Robards Sr. as Drunk
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Duke York as Louie
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Alphonse Martell as Headwaiter
* Emmett Smith as Porter
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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Nightclub Valet
External links
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1942 films
Films directed by Edward F. Cline
Universal Pictures films
1942 musical comedy films
American musical comedy films
American black-and-white films
1940s English-language films
1940s American films
English-language musical comedy films
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