Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart: Hollywood Canteen 1944

[BILL001STEELERS43]

This was a great movie, all the music and stars wre amazing .The woman were so pretty. Joan leslie ,jane Wyman, Janis Page,Kitty Carllisle are beautiful.

Thanks.

[jose3032]

Thanks for posting this. I have sung this song to my 8 year old daughter since the day she was born!

[borczworld]

Joan turned 86 just the other day Jan. 25 I think

[Thefactsasiseethem]

It breaks my heart that people like Joan are going to leave us one of these years. I fell head over heels for her when I saw this movie years ago. What a classy lady.

[JORDANWASAGEM]

This is music!!!!!

[gregoryagogo]

Black and white films turn kind of greenish when ripping them... I always add the "grayscale" to return them back to black & white...

[tenndawg65]

This time in American history seems so much simpler. Though I know there was plenty of bad things happening, human nature, and folks being their bad selves, I can't help but love this time 1940's-50's.

Hollywood could learn something from this. People who can actually sing, dance, and speak the English language, regardless of their country of origin.

I'm a child of the 60's, but this has always been my favorite time. Maybe I'm just a sucker for Hollywood make-believe.

[MousieButtons]

Joan Leslie is so beautiful. Her voice is beautiful. One of my all time favorite movies.

[jayseah32]

I saw this movie in the '40's when the war was raging. It was always one of my favorites.

[HeraldMB]

To me the movie itself ends up rather frivilous; I think Stage Door Canteen did a better job talking about the War. But I will say, the song in this clip is lovely:

"May angels up above watch over you and keep you safe, my love, until the dawn breaks through."

That could easily apply to how people felt during the War and wondering when it would end.

[7855waldo]

Good grief, THAT's KC?

I was used to watching the over-the-hill, know-it-all version on To Tell The Truth re-runs!

[basesloaded09]

It's a shame there's not many comments for such a great movie and era. I'm not of that era, but I appreciate the example in all regards. The dedication, character, and style is long gone but not forgotten. Additional: women seem to look better during the WWII years. When America went to war in 2001, I wish someone would have brought back those hair styles and clothing line. How beautiful they were. Signed: Retired Army male.

[johnpro2]

@basesloaded09 "women seem to look better during the WWII years. "

I guess you are right ..they would possibly look fairly ordinary now .....

[brutusmuerto]

Taped this from TNT ages ago... old hollywood was magic.

[StevieRayKnopfler]

Great Film

[FinalVestige]

Gals don't have voices like they used tuh.

[bchfront]

Dear beki6 11,

Thanks for the nice note. Those were definitely fun days! By the time I came along, my grandfather had comfortably retired, but I met all of his old show business friends. My father, Stuart, was doing very-well as a television series writer, my mother was doing occasional acting parts, and here and there I did some acting as well. So, the whole family was in the business, and we all had, as you can imagine, a ball! I am currently doing screenplays, and doing a "legit" play. R.J.

[awjs01]

I had a huge crush on Joan Leslie after watching this film on a wet Sunday afternoon 20 years ago, when I was 14. I've just remembered why...

[CFVertigo]

I felt the same way about her after seeing Sgt. York interestingly enough on a Sunday afternoon around 20 years ago when I was 12.

[LSHS03]

I have a crush on her, shes from detroit and my home state i wondered where she love in detroit

[pronto88]

Highland Park

[pronto88]

Joan Leslie is from Highland Park, MI (suburban Detroit). She's a beauty, eh.

[ivhs72]

I'm glad that I'm not the only one that had the same feeling after watching this film.

[lurcher789]

One word.........Magic

[bchfront]

Thanks so much for excerpting this. This was nominated that year for best song, and should have won, but doubtless I'm slightly prejudiced. The music was by my grandfather, M.K. Jerome, the lyric by Ted Koehler. I met Joan not too many years ago at a screening of another movie she did with my grandad, called "The Hard Way", and she spoke very warmly of him. Thanks again for posting this. R.J.

[JerseySurvivor]

You're very welcome. They don't make songs like that anymore.

BTW, my hobby has been to get 'original soundtrack' recordings of all the oscar nominated & winning songs. I have all but about 5. Maybe now I'll try to get the video, too!

[beki611]

Great genes you have! Wish I lived where you do. I'd do nothing but talk about those days.