Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)
1h 28m
Running Time
October 14, 1940Release Date
Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)
1h 28m
Running Time
October 14, 1940Release Date
Plot.
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."
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Cast & Crew.
Kenny Baker
David Farraday
Ann Miller
Anabelle Potter
Frances Langford
Pat Abbott / Singing voice of Anabelle Potter
Hugh Herbert
Ferdinand Farraday
Mary Boland
Emily Potter
Patsy Kelly
Judy Abbott
John H. Auer
Director
Bradford Ropes
Writer
Phil Silvers
Charlie Moore
F. Hugh Herbert
Writer
Franklin Pangborn
Carter
Maurice Leo
Writer
Borrah Minevitch
Harmonica Rascals Leader
Sid Kuller
Writer
Billy Bletcher
Radio Actor
Ray Golden
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 14, 1940
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
Hit Parade of 1941 is a 1940 American film written by Bradford Ropes, F. Hugh Herbert and Maurice Leo and directed by John H. Auer. It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Song at the 13th Academy Awards with the song "Who Am I?", with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Walter Bullock. Also nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Score in the same ceremony for composer Cy Feuer.