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Priorities on Parade (1942)

NR · 1942-07-23 · 1h 19m · EN
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THE FIRST BIG SWING SHOW OF THE SWING SHIFT!

Band leader Johnny Draper auditions his band, the Dixie Pixies, at the Eagle Aircraft Co., hoping to be hired to play for the workers in the plant. However, personnel manager E. V. Hartley can only offer them regular jobs, and when Johnny inspires the Dixie Pixies to work in the plant, lead singer and dancer Donna D'Arcy leaves the band for a singing job at the Club Martel in downtown Los Angeles.

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Albert S. RogellDirector

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Johnny JohnstonJohnny JohnstonJohnny DraperAnn MillerAnn MillerDonna D'ArcyJerry ColonnaJerry ColonnaJeep JacksonBetty Jane RhodesBetty Jane RhodesLee DavisBarbara Jo AllenBarbara Jo AllenMariposa GinsbothamHarry BarrisHarry BarrisHarvey ErkimerEddie QuillanEddie QuillanSticks O'HaraDave WillockDave WillockPush GasperNick CockraneNick CockraneFrank - CornetistRod CameronRod CameronStage ManagerArthur LoftArthur LoftE. V. HartleyWilliam ForrestWilliam ForrestCol. Reeves

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RomanceTap dancingRiveter

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · MusicTheme affinityRomance · Tap Dancing · RiveterMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedyPacingShortEmotional intensityRomance

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What is Priorities on Parade about?

Band leader Johnny Draper auditions his band, the Dixie Pixies, at the Eagle Aircraft Co., hoping to be hired to play for the workers in the plant. However, personnel manager E. V. Hartley can only offer them regular jobs, and when Johnny inspires the Dixie Pixies to work in the plant, lead singer and dancer Donna D'Arcy leaves the band for a singing job at the Club Martel in downtown Los Angeles.

How long is Priorities on Parade?

Priorities on Parade has a runtime of 79 minutes.