Meet the People

Jun 1, 1944

1h 40m

★ 5.0

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents the gayest musical!

Overview

A idealistic shipyard worker interests a beautiful Hollywood star in staging a musical tribute to the war industry, but they disagree on some important issues.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Meet the People Trailers

Cast

Julie Hampton

Lucille Ball

William 'Swanee' Swanson

Dick Powell

'Woodpecker' Peg

Virginia O'Brien

Commander

Bert Lahr

Mr. Smith

Rags Ragland

Annie

June Allyson

Uncle Felix

Steven Geray

Buck

Paul Regan

George Peetwick

Howard Freeman

Steffi

Betty Jaynes

John Swanson

John Craven

Monte Rowland

Morris Ankrum

During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star on the lot--often playing themselves--in musical numbers and comedy skits, and were meant as morale-boosters to both the troops overseas and the civilians at home. This was Universal Pictures' effort. It features everyone from Donald O'Connor to the Andrews Sisters to Orson Welles to W.C. Fields to George Raft to Marlene Dietrich, and dozens of other Universal players.

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