Buckaroo, stage door canteen, the stork club, road to hollywood, royal wedding, till the clouds roll by, a star is born vhs 5. Where the greatest generation danced with the most beautiful girls in the world. There are terrific song and dance numbers by some of hollywood s best. The hollywood system, even while much of its power was being eroded, chose to destroy james garfield. Hollywood canteenann miller and linda darnell hand out christmas presents at the hollywood canteen hc155 dec 25, 1943. Bette davis and john garfield flung themselves into the rigorous process of turning their dream into a reality. The west coasts answer to broadways stage door canteen, the hollywood canteen was created as a gi moralebooster by film stars bette davis and john garfield. Hollywood canteen robert hutton joan leslie dane clark 1944 a gi robert hutton back from the south pacific wins a canteen raffle and meets his dream girl joan leslie, as warner bros. She, along with most of the celebrated actors and actresses in the business, donated many offnights and weekends entertaining and serving our fighting soldiers at the canteen, in order to help boost morale during world war ii. Creatively entitled hollywood canteen, the plot revolved around two soldiers who spend their three nights leave at the hollywood canteen before going back to active duty. Reportedly the brainchild of actor, john garfield, who felt there was a need to establish a place where servicemen who visited hollywood on their way overseas could enjoy leisure and entertainment. The canteen has the worlds largest selection of film books, both in and out of print, covering all disciplines in film.
Betty hutton performed often at the hollywood canteen. Hollywood s most important stars volunteered to entertain servicemen. The hollywood canteen where movie stars were at your service. On october 3, 1942, the hollywood canteen opened its doors at 1451 cahuenga blvd. Loretta young, one of hollywoods top stars, registers as a hostess at the hollywood canteen. Hollywood canteen 16 photos hobby shops 1841 danforth. Hollywood hospitality at the hollywood canteen the. A store in toronto that caters to film enthusiasts around the world, be it. Malones early warners movies included hollywood canteen 1944, too young to know 1945, and frontier days 1945. Most photographs of the vine street brown derby usually focus on the restaurant itself.
Nolan dane clark discover the hollywood canteen, a usoinspired club staffed entirely by hollywood stars. A pretty french teacher takes off for hollywood to save radio singer bill from the clutches of his costar. Trade winds 1940 uncredited music by cliff friend played during the opening scene on the island. Hollywood canteen 1944, a hodgepodge of music, comedy, romance and star cameos, was all part of warner bros.
After he is injured in battle, he and his pal, sergeant nolan, are sent to hollywood, california for rest and recreation before they ship out again. Stars fill the room at orlandos hollywood canteen beach metro. I simply love visiting this quaint store on the danforth and the. A store in toronto, canada that caters to film enthusiasts around the world, be it student, professional or just plain fans we have something for you. Carl bells ribbons during the millionth man ceremony at. The canteen was established so that our boys on leave in tinseltown could have a good time with good food and good dancing and, as a bonus, rub shoulders with their favorite movie personalities, who functioned as waiters, chefs. One such person was actor john garfield, who immediately attempted to enlist when america joined the war, but was turned down due to a preexisting heart condition. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. One of them, slim played by robert hutton is the lucky one millionth soldier to enter the canteen. At the hollywood canteen movie bookstore, my guide to the fair city of toronto, milos tolmin, strikes a dramatic pose. Jerome lyrics by ted koehler performed by the andrews sisters during the opening credits played occasionally in the score. But for todays audiences its two hours of great fun.
Hollywood canteen owner mike orlando at his movie memorabilia store. The canteen has a huge selection of posters and lobby cards, covering vintage and modern movies. Michael redgrave actor by ricahrd findlater and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Brown derby and satyr book shop, vine street, hollywood. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you. Hollywood canteen is like paradise to me, but the prices are reasonable, and as a scotsman that distresses me. I went down oct 2 2017 the owner mike open the store for me, he is not open on. Hollywood canteen toronto, ontario bookstore facebook. We also have a hugh selection of books at the store. A serviceman and a starlet find love at the starstaffed servicemans center. But it is hard to read the book knowing what was going to happen after the war. Dec 1944 two soldiers on sick leave visit the hollywood canteen three nights running before returning to the front. The hollywood canteen officially opened for operation on october 3, 1942.
See 1 photo and 1 tip from 21 visitors to hollywood canteen. Wartime musicals yankee doodle dandy this is the army thank your lucky stars hollywood canteen various 4. The canteen has the worlds largest selection of film books, both in and out of print. When slim mentions his desire to see movie stars, he is directed to the hollywood canteen, a gathering place for soldiers that is run by motion picture actors and actresses. On this memorial day, i would like to pay tribute to an integral part of hollywood history that relates to the holiday. A huge number of people, many of them hollywood celebrities, volunteered tirelessly at the canteen. The hollywood canteen was the jewel in the crown of world war ii hollywood. In real life, andrea played a much larger role with the famous hollywood canteen.
Hollywood film festival page 2 at magic lantern video. She first achieved acclaim when howard hawks cast her as the bespectacled bookstore clerk in the big sleep 1946 with humphrey bogart. The great irony of this movie has to do with what happened to john garfield. From 1942 to 1945, over three million servicemen came through its doors on their way to fight in the pacific some never to return. Hollywood canteen 1944 uncredited music by ray heindorf and m. Founded by bette davis and john garfield, our service personal were the stars of the hollywood canteen, where hollywood s finest did service to. The hollywood canteen was founded in 1942 by both bette davis and john garfield for servicemen during world war ii. The hollywood canteen toronto 2020 all you need to. The films setting is the hollywood canteen, a free entertainment club open to servicemen.
Stevens during the millionth man ceremony at the hollywood canteen hc156 sept. Hollywood hospitality at the hollywood canteen the national. Posters and lobby cards from the hollywood canteen. It was housed at 1451 cahuenga boulevard in hollywood, ca. Among other tasks, they cooked, served food, and cleaned up each night. Hollywood musicals 10pc hideho, fabulous dorseys, this is the army, pvt. Sign up for facebook today to discover local businesses near you. Hollywood canteen in the 1940s one of the only cheery things about wwii. At john garfields suggestion of opening a servicemen. Foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. Hundreds of hollywood canteen photos and history is on the website. View all hotels near the hollywood canteen on tripadvisor.
Please click on the links below to search their sites. The buliding still stands today, and the canteen reopened a few years ago, only to close down shortly afterwards. Servicemen could dance with betty grable, be served a sandwich by shirley temple, and watch performances by bob hope and carmen. In addition we have a wide assortment of television and film scripts and movie posters both original and reproductions from 1940 to present day. Many of those cameoing in the film had previously volunteered to work there or provide entertainment. The book is an uncritical celebration of the hollywood canteen in particular and the film industry in general. The canteen operated at 1451 cahuenga boulevard in hollywood, ca between october 3, 1942 and november 22, 1945. The hollywood canteen by lisa mitchell, 9781593934095, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Authordirector delmer daves scripted stage door canteen for sol lesser in early 1943 and he parlayed himself into another smasheroo for warners with hollywood canteen. Hollywood canteen the official andrea king website.