Call Me Mister (1951)
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Synopsis of Call Me Mister
The original Broadway musical Call Me Mister was a plotless revue. By the time the property made it to the screen, however, a storyline was grafted on and much of the revue's funnier (and dirtier) material was weeded out. Betty Grable stars as an American USO entertainer Kay Hudson, touring the bases in postwar Japan. Somewhere along the way she crosses the path of former husband Shep Dooley (Dan Dailey). Despite the presence of ardent suitor Capt. Johnny Comstock (Dale Robertson), Dooley begins a campaign to win his wife back. They are reconciled during a climactic stage show, which affords ample opportunity for both Grable and Dailey to demonstrate their terpsichorean skills (Busby Berkeley handled the choreography). Cast as a GI who hates the army, Danny Thomas (a holdover from the Broadway production) does a truncated version of his own nightclub act. Specialty numbers are provided by the Dunhill dance team, and by an unbilled Bobby Short. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Call Me Mister
- Betty Grable - Kay Hudson
- Danny Thomas - Stanley
- Richard Boone - Mess Sergeant
- Jeffrey Hunter - The Kid
- Harry Von Zell - Gen. Steele
- Robert Ellis - Ackerman
- Lou Spencer - Dance Team Member
- Bob Roberts - Singer
- Frank Clark - Big soldier
- Fred Libby - General's aide
- Russ Conway - Maj. McCall
- Dabbs Greer - Aide to Colonel
- Steve Clark - Lieutenant
- Robert Rockwell - First Sergeant
- Jack Kelly - Soldier
- John R. McKee - Army clerk
- Dan Dailey - Shep Dooley
- Dale Robertson - Capt. Johnny Comstock
- Benay Venuta - Billie Barton
- Frank Fontaine - Sergeant
- Dave Willock - Jones
- Jerry Paris - Brown
- Art Stanley - Dance Team Member
- Tommy Bond - Little soldier
- Bobby Short - Specialty singer
- Ken Christy - Chief of Staff
- Robert Scott - Aide to Chief of Staff
- Mack Williams - Col. Edwards
- Robert Easton - Tennessee
- Paul Burke - Soldier
- Malia - Kimona Sales Girl
- John McGuire
- Director(s):
- Lloyd Bacon
- Writer(s):
- Albert E. Lewin, Burt Styler
- Producer(s):
- Fred Kohlmar
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