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Release Date:
26 March 1943 (USA) moreTagline:
THE PEAK OF SWING PLAYED BY THE RHYTHM KING! (original poster - all caps)Plot:
One of the many films made at Republic with a year attached to the "Hit Parade" title, which came from... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. moreUser Comments:
Limp musical with stunning black performers. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | John Carroll | ... | Rick Farrell |
| Susan Hayward | ... | Jill Wright |
| Gail Patrick | ... | Toni Jarrett |
| Eve Arden | ... | Belinda Wright |
| Melville Cooper | ... | Bradley Cole |
| Walter Catlett | ... | J. MacClellan Davis |
| Mary Treen | ... | Janie |
| Tom Kennedy | ... | Westinghouse |
| Astrid Allwyn | ... | Joyce Germaine |
| Tim Ryan | ... | Brownie May |
| Jack Williams | ... | The Harlem Sandman |
 | Dorothy Dandridge | ... | Count Basie Band Singer |
| Albert Whitman | ... | Dancer, Pops (as Pops & Louie) |
| Louis Williams | ... | Dancer, Louie (as Pops and Louie) |
| The Music Maids | ... | Singing Group |
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82 min | USA:67 min (1949 re-release)Country:
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Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)MOVIEmeter: 
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The plot is so tiny it almost falls off the screen. Of course it's just an excuse for Hayward to look gorgeous and for the performance of a number of wartime hits. But what is remarkable here are the black performers, including Count Basie and Dorothy Dandridge and a pair of amazing male dancers. The central Sandman of Harlem number is outstanding.
The rest is pretty dull with John Carroll trying to be Clark Gable - but Eve Arden provides a few laughs and she works very well with Hayward.