Upbeat in Music is a 1943 film short produced as part of The March of Time series distributed theatrically by 20th Century Fox. The film has significant history as being early film appearances of Frank Sinatra and Perry Como. The film also features footage of Glenn Miller in uniform as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force leading the U.S. Army Training Command Band.
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, 1h35 Directed byEdward Buzzell OriginUSA GenresComedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance ThemesFilms about music and musicians, Musical films ActorsEleanor Powell, Red Skelton, Bert Lahr, Virginia O'Brien, Tommy Dorsey, Baldwin Cooke Rating63% Tallulah Winters is a dancing star who is hired to perform on an ocean liner. Before she leaves, she is recruited by what she believes is a branch of the American government and asked to smuggle a prototype explosive mine out of the country. In fact, she is unknowingly working for Nazi agents who have stolen the mine. Meanwhile, Merton Kibble (Red Skelton), a writer of pulp fiction adventure stories but suffering from severe writer's block, is on the same ship and soon he finds himself embroiled in Tallulah's real-life adventure. Also appearing in the film were Bert Lahr, Tommy Dorsey, Buddy Rich, and Virginia O'Brien.