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When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942)

NR · 1942-12-24 · 1h 14m · EN
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FORWARD MARCH! for romance...rhythm...and fun!

By popular consensus, Allan Jones' best Universal mini-musical of the 1940s was the timely When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Jones is cast as war hero Johnny Kovacs, who wearies of the adulation heaped upon him and takes refuge under an assumed name in a theatrical boarding house. Here he befriends orchestra leader Phil Spitalny and his all-girl aggregation, including the inimitable Evelyn and Her Magic Violin. When Army officials trace Johnny to the boarding house, his new friends assume that he's a deserter and try to convince him to return to duty.

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Oscar BrodneyWriterCharles LamontDirectorDorothy BennettWriter

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Allan JonesAllan JonesJohnny Kovacs aka Johnny O'RourkeJane FrazeeJane FrazeeJoyce BentonGloria JeanGloria JeanMarilyn BentonDonald O'ConnorDonald O'ConnorFrankie FlanaganPeggy RyanPeggy RyanDustyPaul EvertonPaul EvertonSpeaker (uncredited)Grace HayesGrace HayesOrchestra ViolinistRichard DaviesRichard DaviesLt. Tommy Bridges

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MusicalMilitary

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Genre affinityMusicTheme affinityMusical · MilitaryPacingShortDirector preference314287Actor preference200336 · 342107 · 328305Country preferenceUs

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What is When Johnny Comes Marching Home about?

By popular consensus, Allan Jones' best Universal mini-musical of the 1940s was the timely When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Jones is cast as war hero Johnny Kovacs, who wearies of the adulation heaped upon him and takes refuge under an assumed name in a theatrical boarding house. Here he befriends orchestra leader Phil Spitalny and his all-girl aggregation, including the inimitable Evelyn and Her Magic Violin. When Army officials trace Johnny to the boarding house, his new friends assume that he's a deserter and try to convince him to return to duty.

How long is When Johnny Comes Marching Home?

When Johnny Comes Marching Home has a runtime of 74 minutes.