DUFFY'S TAVERN - 1945 - ED GARDNER - RADIO STARS MUSICAL MOVIE - RARE DVD
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DUFFY'S TAVERN
Several of Hollywood's brightest stars make cameo appearances in this very entertaining comedy set in "Duffy's Tavern," a favorite watering hole from old time radio shows. The trouble begins when the neighborhood bar is in danger of closing. The trouble begins when the proprietor, Archie, discovers that one of his regulars, Michael O'Malley, owner of a record company is going broke. This means that many veterans will soon be unemployed and therefore, unable to pay their tab at the tavern. Archie immediately begins recruiting famous stars to donate their services and help. They do, the record company is saved and so is the tavern.
CAST: Bing Crosby - Himself Betty Hutton - Herself Paulette Goddard - Herself Alan Ladd - Himself Dorothy Lamour - Herself Eddie Bracken - Guest Brian Donlevy - Himself Sonny Tufts - Himself Veronica Lake - Guest Arturo de Cordova - Himself Barry Fitzgerald - Bing Crosby's father Cass Daley - Herself Diana Lynn - Guest Victor Moore - Michael O'Malley Marjorie Reynolds - Peggy O'Malley Barry Sullivan - Danny Murphy Ed Gardner - Archie Charles Cantor - Finnegan Eddie Green - Eddie the waiter Ann Thomas - Miss Duffy Robert Benchley - Himself William Demarest - Himself Howard Da Silva - Heavy Billy De Wolfe - Doctor Walter Abel - Director Gary Crosby - Himself Phillip Crosby - Himself Dennis Crosby - Himself Jerry Maren - Midget Helen Walker - Herself James Brown - Himself Barney Dean - Himself Frank Faylen - Customer Jean Heather - Herself William Bendix - Guest Joan Caulfield - Guest Gail Russell - Guest Maurice Rocco - Himself
Ed Gardner, creator and star of popular radio show Duffy's Tavern took the act to the silver screen at the end of World War II with an all star cast in support.
Several of Hollywood's brightest stars make cameo appearances in this very entertaining comedy set in "Duffy's Tavern," a favorite watering hole from old time radio shows. The trouble begins when the neighborhood bar is in danger of closing. The trouble begins when the proprietor, Archie, discovers that one of his regulars, Michael O'Malley, owner of a record company is going broke. This means that many veterans will soon be unemployed and therefore, unable to pay their tab at the tavern. Archie immediately begins recruiting famous stars to donate their services and help. They do, the record company is saved and so is the tavern.
CAST: Bing Crosby - Himself Betty Hutton - Herself Paulette Goddard - Herself Alan Ladd - Himself Dorothy Lamour - Herself Eddie Bracken - Guest Brian Donlevy - Himself Sonny Tufts - Himself Veronica Lake - Guest Arturo de Cordova - Himself Barry Fitzgerald - Bing Crosby's father Cass Daley - Herself Diana Lynn - Guest Victor Moore - Michael O'Malley Marjorie Reynolds - Peggy O'Malley Barry Sullivan - Danny Murphy Ed Gardner - Archie Charles Cantor - Finnegan Eddie Green - Eddie the waiter Ann Thomas - Miss Duffy Robert Benchley - Himself William Demarest - Himself Howard Da Silva - Heavy Billy De Wolfe - Doctor Walter Abel - Director Gary Crosby - Himself Phillip Crosby - Himself Dennis Crosby - Himself Jerry Maren - Midget Helen Walker - Herself James Brown - Himself Barney Dean - Himself Frank Faylen - Customer Jean Heather - Herself William Bendix - Guest Joan Caulfield - Guest Gail Russell - Guest Maurice Rocco - Himself
Ed Gardner, creator and star of popular radio show Duffy's Tavern took the act to the silver screen at the end of World War II with an all star cast in support.