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Hit Parade of 1943

Hit Parade of 1943

1943Movie⏱️ 1h 22mApproved
MusicRomance
5.6
IMDB Rating
188 votes

One of the many films made at Republic with a year attached to the "Hit Parade" title, which came from the "Hit Parade" radio program sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes. On re-issue, all of the entries underwent a title change f...

Director
Albert S. Rogell
Writers
Frank Gill Jr., Frances Hyland
Stars
John Carroll, Susan Hayward, Gail Patrick
Release Date
March 26, 1943
Language
English
Country
United States
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 9
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

John Carroll
John Carroll
as Rick Farrell
Susan Hayward
Susan Hayward
as Jill Wright
Gail Patrick
Gail Patrick
as Toni Jarrett
Eve Arden
Eve Arden
as Belinda Wright
Melville Cooper
Melville Cooper
as Bradley Cole
Walter Catlett
Walter Catlett
as J. MacClellan Davis
Mary Treen
Mary Treen
as Janie
Tom Kennedy
Tom Kennedy
as Westinghouse
Astrid Allwyn
Astrid Allwyn
as Joyce Germaine
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
as Brownie May

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Republic Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Republic Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

deceptionsongdancingradioradio program

🎯 Categories

MusicRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Susan's a tune-smith
by jjnxn-12013-05-11
7/10

"Minor programmer has a silly plot but Susan Hayward, looking beautiful, is saucy in the lead and was actually engaged briefly in real life to costar and Clark Gable lookalike John Carroll. Eve Arden is thankfully aboard to offer her peerless wisecracks and look glamorous. Gail Patrick is on hand as well playing a silky villainess adding a nice touch to the proceedings. They are all better than the nothing script deserves. On top of that you get Count Basie and Dorothy Dandridge in a wonderful specialty number. Originally called Change of Heart this is as good an example as any of the low budge..."

💡 Did You Know?

Final film of Astrid Allwyn.

📖 Synopsis

One of the many films made at Republic with a year attached to the "Hit Parade" title, which came from the "Hit Parade" radio program sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes. On re-issue, all of the entries underwent a title change f...