The Gang's All Here

"What a gang of song hits!"

1943 1h 43m EN

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★5.9TMDB · 43

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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A soldier falls for a chorus girl and then experiences trouble when he is posted to the Pacific.

“What a gang of song hits!”

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Cast

Alice Faye
Edie Allen
Carmen Miranda
Dorita
Phil Baker
Phil Baker
Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
Eugene Pallette
Andrew Mason Sr.
Charlotte Greenwood
Mrs. Peyton Potter
Edward Everett Horton
Peyton Potter
Tony De Marco
Tony

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Busby Berkeley
Writers: Nancy Wintner, George Root Jr., Tom Bridges
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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83 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Busby Berkeley, shot by Edward Cronjager. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alfred Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ray Curtiss shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Alice Faye and Carmen Miranda and Phil Baker carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "What a gang of song hits!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0035916 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Busby Berkeley directs. Edward Cronjager behind the camera. Alfred Newman scores. Ray Curtiss cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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183 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Busby Berkeley, shot by Edward Cronjager. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Alfred Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Ray Curtiss shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Alice Faye and Carmen Miranda and Phil Baker carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "What a gang of song hits!".
7IMDB entry: tt0035916 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "dance", "world war ii", "musical", "singer".

The technical file

Cinematography: Edward Cronjager
Original score: Alfred Newman
Editing: Ray Curtiss
Costume design: Yvonne Wood
Makeup / hair: Guy Pearce
Runtime: 103 min · 1h 43m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: The Gang's All Here (1943)

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CinemaSerf2025-08-21
★ 6/10
There were quite a slew of these ensemble efforts made in 1943, but this one stands out a little more for having an actual plot. “Andy” (James Ellison) is about to be deployed to Australia when he meets up with “Edie” (Alice Faye) and telling her his name is “Casey” spends a whirlwind of an evening with her, out on the town. When it comes to the parting, he pleads with her to regularly write to him and they are soon falling in love. Meantime, his wealthy father (Eugene Pallette) comes up with a wheeze to stage a show to try and raise $1 million for war bonds. Guess who is going to perform at the show? “Edie” is all excited that “Casey” is returning home, and “Vivian” (Shiela Ryan) is equally excited that childhood sweetheart “Andy” is coming home. The two women don’t yet know each other, nor that they share something in common! Now the course of true love never runs smoothly in Hollywood, so we can expect some bumps in the road - but it is a fairly predictable road as we follow their romantic shenanigans. The story really only serves to remind everyone of the difficulties of maintaining a loving relationship in the middle of war. The remainder of this film is a professionally put together showcase of colourful song and dance routines that aren’t especially memorable in themselves, but do give Carmen Miranda a chance to show she can sing, dance, and mix her thickly-accented metaphors with the best of us. The denouement is quite an artistically creative piece of cinema and though it is unlikely you would ever watch it twice, it has a more natural feel-good sentiment to it and the avuncular Pallette is always good for chivvying things along.

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