When Johnny Comes Marching Home

Overview

By popular consensus, Allan Jones' best Universal mini-musical of the 1940s was the timely When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Jones is cast as war hero Johnny Kovacs, who wearies of the adulation heaped upon him and takes refuge under an assumed name in a theatrical boarding house. Here he befriends orchestra leader Phil Spitalny and his all-girl aggregation, including the inimitable Evelyn and Her Magic Violin. When Army officials trace Johnny to the boarding house, his new friends assume that he's a deserter and try to convince him to return to duty.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 24, 1942

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Universal Pictures

Cast

Allan Jones,Jane Frazee,Gloria Jean,Donald O'Connor,Peggy Ryan,Richard Davies,Clyde Fillmore,Marla Shelton,Olin Howland,Emma Dunnand 8 more

Director

Charles Lamont

Writer

Oscar Brodney,Dorothy Bennett

Cinematography

George Robinson

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0035550