
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of theatre and film appear and host a recreational center for servicemen during the war. The soldier meets a pretty young hostess and they enjoy the many entertainers and a growing romance.

as Eileen Burke

as Dakota Smith

as Jean

as California

as Ella Sue

as Tex

as Mamie

as Jersey

as Judith Anderson

as Kenny Baker

as Tallulah Bankhead

as Ralph Bellamy

as Edgar Bergen

as Ray Bolger

as Ina Claire

as Katharine Cornell

as Gracie Fields

as Lynn Fontanne

as Helen Hayes

as Katharine Hepburn

as Hugh Herbert

as Jean Hersholt

as George Jessel

as Gypsy Rose Lee

as Alfred Lunt

as Harpo Marx

as Elsa Maxwell

as Yehudi Menuhin

as Ethel Merman

as Paul Muni

as Merle Oberon

as George Raft

as Lanny Ross

as Martha Scott

as Ethel Waters

as Johnny Weissmüller

as Ed Wynn

as Henry Armetta

as Benny Baker

as Helen Broderick

as Lloyd Corrigan

as Jane Darwell

as William Demarest

as Virginia Field

as Vinton

as Ann Gillis

as Lucille Gleason

as Vera Gordon

as Virginia Grey

as Sam Jaffe

as Allen Jenkins

as Roscoe Karns

as Tom Kennedy

as Otto Kruger

as June Lang

as Betty Lawford

as Master of Ceremonies

as Aline MacMahon

as Horace MacMahon

as Helen Menken

as Peggy Moran

as Ralph Morgan

as Alan Mowbray

as Elliott Nugent

as Australian

as Franklin Pangborn

as Helen Parrish

as Brock Pemberton

as Selena Royle

as Lillian

as Cornelia Otis Skinner

as Ned Sparks

as Bill Stern

as Arleen Whelan

as Dame May Whitty

as Count Basie

as Xavier Cugat

as Benny Goodman

as Kay Kyser

as Guy Lombardo

as Freddy Martin

as Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)

as Musician (uncredited)

as Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)

as Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)

as Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)

as Jane Cowl (uncredited)

as Helen (uncredited)

as Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)

as Dorothy Fields (uncredited)

as Dubious Army Sergeant (uncredited)

as Arlene Francis (uncredited)

as Waiter (uncredited)

as Freddy Martin Orchestra Member (uncredited)

as Soldier on Train (uncredited)

as Talent Scout (uncredited)

as Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)

as Captain Robinson (uncredited)

as Don Brandt (uncredited)

as Virginia Kaye (uncredited)

as Marine (uncredited)

as Sailor Cutting In with Ina Claire (uncredited)

as Gertrude Lawrence (uncredited)

as Benny Goodman Orchestra Singer (uncredited)

as Jitterbugging Soldier (uncredited)

as Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)

as Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)

as Marine Sergeant with Ray Bolger (uncredited)

as Marian Moore (uncredited)

as Elizabeth (uncredited)

as Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)

as Johnny Jones (uncredited)

as Minister at Jersey's Wedding (uncredited)

as Django Reinhardt (uncredited)

as Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)

as Sun Tan Girl (uncredited)

as Girl (uncredited)

as Xavier Cugat Orchestra Singer (uncredited)

as Johnny (uncredited)

as Wooden Dummy (uncredited)

as Attractive Woman (uncredited)

as Jitterbugging Soldier (uncredited)

as Jesse White (uncredited)

as Kay Kyser Band Singer (uncredited)

as Sergeant on Train (uncredited)