Rookies on Parade
Cast & Crew
Joseph Santley
Bob Crosby
Ruth Terry
Gertrude Niesen
Eddie Foy Jr.
Marie Wilson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Songwriters Duke Wilson and Cliff Dugan tend to lose all their earnings by gambling, and after being left repeatedly at the altar because of these debts, Duke's perpetual fiancée, chorus girl Lois Rogers, finally calls off the engagement. Soon after, the duo force their way in to audition for manager Augustus Moody and impress him with their ability to write songs for a musical play. Moody, at the urging of his luxury-loving girl friend, Marilyn Fenton, convinces millionaire Bob Madison to put up money for the play, and when Bob auditions Lois on Cliff's recommendation, he is charmed by her talents. Just as prospects are looking sunny for Duke and Cliff, the Army drafts them, along with Bob. Their new sergeant is Mike Brady, the formerly meek husband of their landlady, who now unleashes all his repressed hostility on his men. Lois and her friend, Kitty Mulloy, end up at the same camp as Cliff and Duke, where they entertain the recruits, and Lois' disappointment with Duke grows as he vents his cynicism about the Army and Brady. She turns her attentions on Bob, making Duke jealous. Secretly, Duke makes a deal with Moody to launch a show for the Army, which he will then turn over to Moody for a hefty profit. As the show progresses, however, Duke realizes what a morale-booster the effort is and, inspired by the words of the brigadier general, he abandons his idea to sell the show to Moody. Lois overhears his change of heart and recognizes how much he has grown. The show is a huge success and soon after, both Lois and Duke and Kitty and Cliff are reconciled.
Director
Joseph Santley
Cast
Bob Crosby
Ruth Terry
Gertrude Niesen
Eddie Foy Jr.
Marie Wilson
Cliff Nazarro
William Demarest
Sidney Blackmer
Horace Macmahon
William Wright
Jimmy Alexander
Louis Da Pron
Bill Shirley
Crew
George Blair
Karl Brown
Sammy Cahn
Sammy Cahn
Nick Castle
Saul Chaplin
Saul Chaplin
Eddie Cherkose
Sidney Claire
Albert J. Cohen
Charles Craft
Louis Da Pron
Isabel Dawn
Cy Feuer
Milt Gross
John Victor Mackay
Ernest Miller
Sidney D. Mitchell
Adele Palmer
Gene Rose
Walter Scharf
Murray Seldeen
Howard Snyder
Jule Styne
Jack Townley
Captain Jack Voglin
Hugh Wedlock
Al Wilson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Working titles for this film were Rookies Roost and You'll Never Get Rich. Though dancer Louis Da Pron is listed in the onscreen credits, the Hollywood Reporter review states that he was not included in the final film. According to Hollywood Reporter news items, William Wright was borrowed from Paramount, where he had yet to act in a film, for this feature. Another Hollywood Reporter news item states that Edwin Stanley was cast in a featured role, but his participation in the final film has not been confirmed. A New York Times article states that the Hays Office ordered a scene featuring draftees looking at burlesque posters cut because it might make "an erroneous impression."
