Strictly in the Groove (1942)
A college student's passion for swinging music leads him to found his own band. When he starts spending more time playing music than studying, his father, a prominent hotelier, steps in and sends the lad to a dude ranch in Arizona. Undeterred, the boy brings the band with him. Once there, he encounters a pretty girl. Unfortunately, her father owns a rival hotel chain. Fortunately, after much singing, dancing and misunderstanding, the two young people finally manage to fall in love. Though only an hour long, the film is packed with 16 popular songs. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Mary Healy, Richard Davies, (more)
- Director(s):
- Vernon Keays
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Synopsis of Strictly in the Groove
A college student's passion for swinging music leads him to found his own band. When he starts spending more time playing music than studying, his father, a prominent hotelier, steps in and sends the lad to a dude ranch in Arizona. Undeterred, the boy brings the band with him. Once there, he encounters a pretty girl. Unfortunately, her father owns a rival hotel chain. Fortunately, after much singing, dancing and misunderstanding, the two young people finally manage to fall in love. Though only an hour long, the film is packed with 16 popular songs. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of Strictly in the Groove
- Mary Healy - Sally Monroe
- Leon Errol - Durham
- Grace McDonald - Dixie
- Franklin Pangborn - Cathcart
- Martha Tilton - Martha
- Charles Lang - Russ Monroe
- Caroline Cooke - Dowager
- Ralph Dunn - Big Boy
- Joey Ray - Waiter
- Tim Ryan - Prof. Blake
- The Dinning Sisters
- Jimmy Wakely Trio
- Jimmie Lucas
- Kenneth Stevens - Ken
- Donald O'Connor
- Neely Edwards - Angry Man
- Holmes Herbert - Commissioner
- Richard Davies - Bob Saunders
- Shemp Howard - Pops
- Ozzie Nelson - Ozzie
- Russell Hicks - R.C. Saunders
- Ed Johnson - Skat
- Jimmie Davis - Jimmie
- Drew Demarest - Hotel Clerk
- Charles Moore - Cactus
- Lloyd Ingraham - McClelland
- Oscar Lorraine - Chef
- Helen Deverell - Pearl
- Gerald Pierce - Bell Hop
- Grace Lenard - Woman
- Francis Sayles - Guest
- Frances Morris - Phone Girl
- Jack Gardner - Desk Clerk
- Director(s):
- Vernon Keays
- Writer(s):
- Warren Wilson, Kenneth Higgins
- Producer(s):
- Joseph G. Sanford
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