Rookies on Parade

Rookies on Parade
Rookies on Parade
	Film poster
Directed by	Joseph Santley
Written by	Sammy Cahn ; Saul Chaplin ; Karl Brown; Jack Townley; Milt Gross ;
Produced by	Albert J. Cohen
Starring	Bob Crosby ; Ruth Terry ; Eddie Foy Jr. ; Marie Wilson ;
Cinematography	Ernest Miller
Edited by	Charles Craft
Music by	Mort Glickman ; Cy Feuer ;
Production; company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	April 17, 1941;
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated April 12, 2025

Rookies on Parade is a 1941 musical comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Bob Crosby, Ruth Terry, Eddie Foy Jr. and Marie Wilson ^[1]^[2]^[3] It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. The film marked the studio's entry into the pre-World War II military comedy genre. The Army technical advisor was Captain Jack Voglin who performed the same duty for the 1941 films You're in the Army Now , You'll Never Get Rich and Buck Privates .^[4]

Synopsis

Just as they write what they hope will be a hit musical comedy for Broadway, a team of songwriters are drafted into the army. Duke Wilson's former showgirl fiancée Lois is working as a hostess at the base where they are stationed and they decide to stage the musical there.

Cast

Bob Crosby as Duke Wilson
Ruth Terry as Lois Rogers
Gertrude Niesen as Marilyn Fenton
Eddie Foy Jr. as Cliff Dugan
Marie Wilson as Kitty Mulloy
Cliff Nazarro as Joe Martin
William Demarest as Mike Brady
Sidney Blackmer as Augustus Moody
Horace McMahon as Tiger Brannigan
William Wright as Bob Madison
Jimmy Alexander as Tommy
Louis Da Pron as Harry Haxom
Bill Shirley as Bill

Release

Rookies on Parade was released in theaters on April 17, 1941.^[5]^[6]

References

↑ "Rookies on Parade". Turner Classic Movies . Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved September 15, 2016.
↑ Fetrow p.416
↑ Hurst p.202
↑ "Jack Voglin". IMDb .
↑ Hurst, Richard M. (2007). Republic Studios: Beyond Poverty Row and the Majors. Scarecrow Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-4617-3170-2.
↑ Dreher, Kwakiutl L. (2008). Dancing on the White Page: Black Women Entertainers Writing Autobiography. Suny Series, Cultural Studies in Cinema/Video. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. p. 215. ISBN 978-0791472835.

Bibliography

Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
Hurst, Richard M. Republic Studios: Beyond Poverty Row and the Majors. Scarecrow Press, 2007.

External links

Rookies on Parade at IMDb

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[Rookies_on_Parade-1] "Rookies on Parade". Turner Classic Movies . Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved September 15, 2016.

[2] Fetrow p.416

[3] Hurst p.202

[4] "Jack Voglin". IMDb .

[5] Hurst, Richard M. (2007). Republic Studios: Beyond Poverty Row and the Majors. Scarecrow Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-4617-3170-2.

[6] Dreher, Kwakiutl L. (2008). Dancing on the White Page: Black Women Entertainers Writing Autobiography. Suny Series, Cultural Studies in Cinema/Video. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. p. 215. ISBN 978-0791472835.

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