''Hey, Rookie'' is a 1944 American musical film starring
Ann Miller
Ann Miller (born Johnnie Lucille Collier; April 12, 1923 – January 22, 2004) was an American actress and dancer. She is best remembered for her work in the classical Hollywood cinema musical film, musicals of the 1940s and 1950s. Her early fi ...
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Larry Parks
Samuel Lawrence Klusman Parks (December 13, 1914 – April 13, 1975) was an American stage and film actor. His career arced from bit player and supporting roles to top billing, before it virtually ended when he admitted to having been a memb ...
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Plot
Cast
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Ann Miller
Ann Miller (born Johnnie Lucille Collier; April 12, 1923 – January 22, 2004) was an American actress and dancer. She is best remembered for her work in the classical Hollywood cinema musical film, musicals of the 1940s and 1950s. Her early fi ...
... Winnie Clark
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Joe Besser
Joe Besser (born Jessel Besser, August 12, 1907 – March 1, 1988) was an American actor and comedian known for his impish humor and wimpy characters. He is best known for his brief stint as a member of The Three Stooges in movie short subject ...
... Pendelton (Pudge) Pfeiffer
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Larry Parks
Samuel Lawrence Klusman Parks (December 13, 1914 – April 13, 1975) was an American stage and film actor. His career arced from bit player and supporting roles to top billing, before it virtually ended when he admitted to having been a memb ...
... Jim Leighter
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Joe Sawyer
Joe Sawyer (born Joseph Sauers; August 29, 1906 – April 21, 1982) was a Canadian film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1927 and 1962, and was sometimes billed under his birth name.
Early life
Sawyer was born August 29, 1 ...
... Sergeant
* Jimmy Little ... Bert Pfeiffer
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Selmer Jackson
Selmer Adolf Jackson (May 7, 1888 – March 30, 1971) was an American stage film and television actor. He appeared in nearly 400 films between 1921 and 1963. His name was sometimes spelled Selmar Jackson.
Jackson was born in Lake Mills, Iowa
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... Col. Robbins
* Larry Thompson ... Capt. Jessop
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Barbara Brown ... Mrs. Clark
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Charles Trowbridge
Charles Silas Richard Trowbridge (January 10, 1882 – October 30, 1967) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 230 films from 1915 to 1958 principally playing patrician authority figures.
Biography
Trowbridge was born in Verac ...
... General Willis
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Charles C. Wilson ... Sam Jonas
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Syd Saylor
Syd Saylor (born Leo Sailor; March 24, 1895 – December 21, 1962) was an American comedic actor and movie cowboy sidekick who appeared in 395 films and television series between 1926 and 1962.
Early years
Saylor was born Leo Sailor in 18 ...
... Cpl. Trupp
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Doodles Weaver ... Maxon
Production
"This photoplay is based upon the musical stage production 'Hey, Rookie', as originally presented by the 'Yardbirds of Fort MacArthur'.
''Hey Rookie'' was a traveling Army show during World War II that was written and produced by soldiers stationed at Fort MacArthur. The show raised $250,000 that was used to help fund construction of a swimming pool, which opened in June 1943. The swimming pool was renovated and reopened in 2016.
Notes
External links
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''Hey Rookie''at
TCMDB
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of ...
1944 films
Columbia Pictures films
1940s English-language films
American musical films
1944 musical films
American black-and-white films
Military comedy films
World War II films made in wartime
Films directed by Charles Barton
English-language musical films
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