Thousands Cheer

2h 6min

Music

Comedy

Romance

Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel's pretty daughter. Their romance hits a few snags, including disapproval from her father. Eddie's also plagued by fear of having an accident during his family's trapeze act in the army variety show, which also features a gallery of MGM stars.

Cast

Kathryn Grayson

Kathryn Grayson

Kathryn Jones
Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly

Private Eddie Marsh
Mary Astor

Mary Astor

Hyllary Jones
John Boles

John Boles

Colonel Bill Jones
Ben Blue

Ben Blue

Chuck Polansky
Frances Rafferty

Frances Rafferty

Marie Corbino
Mary Elliott

Mary Elliott

Helen Corbino
Frank Jenks

Frank Jenks

Sergeant Koslack
Dick Simmons

Dick Simmons

Captain Fred Avery
Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Himself - Emcee at the Show
Judy Garland

Judy Garland

Judy Garland
Red Skelton

Red Skelton

Red Skelton
Eleanor Powell

Eleanor Powell

Eleanor Powell
Ann Sothern

Ann Sothern

Ann Sothern
Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball
Virginia O'Brien

Virginia O'Brien

Virginia O’Brien
Frank Morgan

Frank Morgan

Dr. Frank Morgan
Lena Horne

Lena Horne

Lena Horne
Marsha Hunt

Marsha Hunt

Marsha Hunt
Marilyn Maxwell

Marilyn Maxwell

Drug Store Clerk in Red Skelton Skit
Donna Reed

Donna Reed

Customer in Red Skelton Skit
Margaret O'Brien

Margaret O'Brien

Customer in Red Skelton Skit
June Allyson

June Allyson

June Allyson
Gloria DeHaven

Gloria DeHaven

Gloria DeHaven
John Conte

John Conte

Dr. Conte in Frank Morgan Skit
Sara Haden

Sara Haden

Second Nurse in Frank Morgan Skit
Don Loper

Don Loper

Don Loper
Maxine Barrat

Maxine Barrat

Maxine Barrat
Kay Kyser

Kay Kyser

Kay Kyser
Benny Carter

Benny Carter

Ben Carter
José Iturbi

José Iturbi

José Iturbi
Bob Crosby

Bob Crosby

Bob Crosby
Cyd Charisse

Cyd Charisse

Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)
Natalie Draper

Natalie Draper

Girl at Train Station (uncredited)
Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Captain in Frank Morgan Skit (uncredited)
Ray Teal

Ray Teal

Ringmaster at Circus (uncredited)
Eve Whitney

Eve Whitney

Girl at Train Station
Ben Lessy

Ben Lessy

Silent Monk
Dorothy Tuttle

Dorothy Tuttle

Dancer (uncredited)

Release date

13th Sep 1943

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English