''Sing Another Chorus'' is a 1941 American

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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.Biskupski p.212 It was made and distributed by

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studio

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Plot

Andy Peyton comes home from

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, wanting not to work for his father's failing garment business but to be involved in stage shows and entertainment. A former burlesque queen, Francine LaVerne, encourages him in this pursuit. Edna, loyal

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to Arthur Peyton at his dress business, and Stanislaus, the

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, suggest that to mark the company's 25th anniversary, Andy put on a show. After being tricked out of thousands of dollars by a

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, Theodore Gateson, it looks like the end for Mr. Peyton's business. However, the show staged by Andy is a huge hit, Gateson is found, the money is recovered, Edna falls in love with Andy and a

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producer is interested in making the show a smash.

Cast

as Andy *

as Stanislaus * George Barbier as Arthur Peyton *

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as Francine * Sunnie O'Dea as Peggy * Joe Brown Jr. as Ralph *

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as Gateson * Charles Lane as Ryan * Peter Peters as Morris * Ronald Peters as Boris *

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as John Maxwell * Antonio El Bailarín as Specialty Dancer *

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as Bronx Dame * Greta Granstedt as Soubrette

References

Bibliography

* Biskupski, M.B.B. ''Hollywood's War with Poland, 1939-1945''. University Press of Kentucky, 2011. * Fetrow, Alan G. ''Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography''. McFarland, 1994.

External links

* 1941 films American black-and-white films 1941 musical films American musical films Universal Pictures films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films English-language musical films {{Musical-film-stub