Stage Door Canteen (1943) | |
| Director(s) | Frank Borzage |
| Producer(s) | Frank Borzage, Barney Briskin (associate), Sol Lesser |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Romance, War |
| Top Topics | New York |
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Stage Door Canteen (1943) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Frank Borzage and produced by Frank Borzage, Sol Lesser and Barney Briskin.
Academy Awards 1943 --- Ceremony Number 16 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Scoring | Frederic E. Rich | Nominated |
| Best Music - Song | Music by James Monaco; Lyrics by Al Dubin | Nominated |
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Stage Door Canteen (1943)
By 4 Star Film Fan on May 14, 2016 From 4 Star FilmsDirector Frank Borzage’s Stage Door Canteen is a gentle-handed piece of propaganda. It plays out rather like a scripted 1940s wartime reality.?It’s less a film and more of a historical relic commemorating the eponymous Stage Door Canteen in New York City. Thus, any effort to give it some... Read full article
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
By 4 Star Film Fan on May 14, 2016 From 4 Star FilmsDirector Frank Borzage’s Stage Door Canteen is a gentle-handed piece of propaganda. It plays out rather like a scripted 1940s wartime reality.?It’s less a film and more of a historical relic commemorating the eponymous Stage Door Canteen in New York City. Thus, any effort to give it some... Read full article
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
By Beatrice on Oct 12, 2014 From Flickers in TimeStage Door Canteen Directed by Frank Borzage Written by Delmer Daves 1943/USA Sol Lesser Productions First viewing/Netflix rental This is a review of the kind of acts that played, or might have played, at the Stage Door Canteen operated by the leading lights of the Broadway theater in New York ... Read full article
Musical Monday VETERAN’S DAY DOUBLE FEATURE: “Stage Door Canteen” (1943) and “Hollywood Canteen” (1944)
on Nov 11, 2013 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. In honor of Veteran’s Day, Comet Over Holly... Read full article
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Most of the cameo appearances in this movie were filmed at the RKO Radio Pictures studio at Culver City in California but a few such as Benny Goodman's were filmed in New York City, the home of the real Stage Door Canteen which was located on 44th Street.
Producer Sol Lesser paid the Stage Door Canteen $50,000 for the use of its name; they and Allied Charities received the net profits from the film. Because it was too difficult to film at the actual Stage Door Canteen on 44th Street in New York City, it was duplicated at both filming locations (Fox News NY Studios and RKO-Pathé Studios, Culver City).
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