
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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThe best reason for the movie was to raise money for the war effort, which it handsomely did. |
| User Reviewjay nLove classic movies....loved this one...so many stars |
| User ReviewJessie MI love Gene and Kathryn together in this movie! They have such chemistry, it's amazing! |
| User Reviewrachel mJudy Garland wasn't really a main character in this movie she just sang in the act they were doing, same thing for Red Skeleton, and Mickey Rooney was the host. Lucille Ball also appeared for a few minutes. |
| User ReviewGreg Wthe usual show within a show formula is applied here. |
| User ReviewNathan DA silly romance story built around a star showcase. Typical for the forties. It's okay. |
| User ReviewChrisanne SWatching this disjointed talent show makes me feel as if I were in the army watching a WWII era camp show. As a symbol of its time it's priceless. As a film it's nothing special. |
| User ReviewMichael TMGM's contribution to the war effort is actually a nice little homespun musical with an all-star revue tacked onto the end; highlights include Judy Garland (with Jose Iturbi) swinging "The Joint Is Really Jumpin'," Lena Horne belting out "Honeysuckle Rose," and Kathryn Grayson leads a piercing finale to "United Nations on the March" (by Shostakovitch, no less.) |
| User ReviewSherri LMildly entertaining wartime musical, Mary Astor is terrific, Gene Kelly is impressive in one of his earliest roles. Some good musical numbers, but few rise above ordinary. |
| User ReviewCamille LThousands Cheers fut développé pour l'effort de guerre et n'a aucun but artistique si ce n'est de conter une histoire d'amour inintéressante au possible entre Kathryn Grayson et Gene Kelly (qui ne se contente que d'une séquence de claquettes) pendant 1h15 avant de rentrer dans le plus intéressant : une suite de sketches, de chants et de danse par les All-Stars de la MGM de l'époque (dont Eleanor Powell, Lena Horne et Red Skelton se sortent particulièrement bien), qui n'a plus aucun ambition scénaristique. Si l'on passe outre le fait qu'on est plus devant un ancêtre de Sacrée Soirée que devant un vrai film, Thousands Cheers se sauverait presque. Mais au bout de 2h10, c'est un poil longuet. |