Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)

6.2/10 88 min Music Comedy Romance

Overview

In this musical, the second entry in a five-film series, a thrift shop owner sells his business and buys a small time radio station. He begins looking for sponsors. He finds one with a department store owner who will only lend him the money if he will allow his daughter, an aspiring tap-dancer and singer, to perform on the air. This is unfortunate as she is tone-deaf. To compensate, the owner hires a real singer to dub the daughter's voice. The singer and the owner's nephew fall in love and mayhem ensues. Songs include: the Oscar nominated "Who Am I?," "Swing Low Sweet Rhythm," "In The Cool of the Evening," "Make Yourself at Home," "The Swap Shop Song," "The Trading Post," "Sally," "Ramona," "Sweet Sue," "Dinah," "Margie," and "Mary Lou."

Cast

Kenny Baker

David Farraday

Frances Langford

Pat Abbott

Ann Miller

Anabelle Potter

Hugh Herbert

Ferdinand Farraday

Mary Boland

Emily Potter

Patsy Kelly

Judy Abbott

Phil Silvers

Charlie Moore

Franklin Pangborn

Carter

Borrah Minevitch

Harmonica Rascals Leader

Billy Bletcher

Radio Actor

Sterling Holloway

Elmer - Soda Clerk

Forbes Murray

Undetermined Secondary Role

William H. O'Brien

Waiter

Johnny Puleo

Member - Harmonica Rascals (uncredited)

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