Beat the Band (1947)
The Broadway musical Beat the Band was boiled down to B-picture terms in this RKO Radio programmer. The plot concerns Damon (Philip Terry), a bandleader who finds himself financially embarrassed when he returns from WW2. In order to earn enough money to reassemble his orchestra, Damon poses as a famed Italian voice teacher. His first pupil is would-be songstress Ann (Frances Langford), whose family fortune figures prominently in Damon's comeback scheme. Ralph Edwards, emcee of the then-popular radio series "Truth or Consquences," provides comic relief as Damon's crooked business manager. The musical highlights include a "hot" arrangement performed in a boiler room by the Gene Krupa Orchestra. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Frances Langford, Ralph Edwards, (more)
- Director(s):
- John H. Auer
Synopsis of Beat the Band
The Broadway musical Beat the Band was boiled down to B-picture terms in this RKO Radio programmer. The plot concerns Damon (Philip Terry), a bandleader who finds himself financially embarrassed when he returns from WW2. In order to earn enough money to reassemble his orchestra, Damon poses as a famed Italian voice teacher. His first pupil is would-be songstress Ann (Frances Langford), whose family fortune figures prominently in Damon's comeback scheme. Ralph Edwards, emcee of the then-popular radio series "Truth or Consquences," provides comic relief as Damon's crooked business manager. The musical highlights include a "hot" arrangement performed in a boiler room by the Gene Krupa Orchestra. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Beat the Band
- Frances Langford - Ann
- Phillip Terry - Damon Dillingham
- Mabel Paige - Mrs. Peters
- Donald MacBride - Duff
- Grady Sutton - Harold
- Harry Harvey - Mr. Rogers
- Ralph Edwards - Eddie
- June Clayworth - Willow
- Andrew Tombes - Prof. Enrico Blanchetti
- Mira McKinney - Mrs. Elvira Rogers
- Ellen Corby
- Gene Krupa
- Director(s):
- John H. Auer
- Writer(s):
- Lawrence Kimble, Arthur A. Ross
- Producer(s):
- Michael Kraike
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