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Hit Parade of 1941 is a american film of genre Comedy directed by John H. Auer released in USA on 14 october 1940 with Kenny Baker
Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)
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Add to a movie listHit Parade of 1941 is a 1940 American film written by Bradford Ropes, F. Hugh Herbert and Maurice Leo and directed by John H. Auer. It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Song at the 13th Academy Awards with the song Who Am I?, with music by Jule Styne and lyric by Walter Bullock. Also nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Score in the same ceremony for composer Cy Feuer.
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A small radio station is saved of getting bankrupt by a backer, who invests money for a TV equipment, if the owner allows, that his dancing daughter Annabelle can dance and sing on the screen, but due to her voice, her singing had to be dubbed by the owner's girl friend Pat Abbott.But problems start, when the owner starts dating Annabelle.Actors
Kenny Baker
(David Farraday)
Frances Langford
(Pat Abbott)
Hugh Herbert
(Ferdinand Farraday)
Ann Miller
(Anabelle Potter)
Mary Boland
(Emily Potter)
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