Stage Door Canteen

Dakota Smith (William Terry), a young soldier on a pass in New York City, visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theatre and movies appear and host a recreational center for servicemen during the war. Dakota meets a pretty young hostess, Eileen Burke (Cheryl Walker), and they enjoy the many entertainers and a growing romance. Written by Jim Beaver Stage Door Canteen is a 1943 American English-language Comedy Musical film featuring Cheryl Walker, Lon Mccallister, Margaret Early, William Terry, Marjorie Riordan, Judith Anderson and Matt Willis. Principal Artists Productions was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Frank Borzage and Sol Lesser. Stage Door Canteen is written by Delmer Daves and directed by Frank Borzage. United Artists acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. Stage Door Canteen was released on 22nd November 1943 and takes a screen time of 132 minutes. The film made a box office gross of $4 million. Cinematography was done by Harry Wild. The music was composed by Freddie Rich.