Thumbs Up (film)

Thumbs Up
Thumbs Up
Directed by	Joseph Santley
Written by	Frank Gill Jr.; Ray Golden; Henry K. Moritz; Paul Gerard Smith
Produced by	Albert J. Cohen
Starring	Brenda Joyce; Richard Fraser; Elsa Lanchester; Arthur Margetson
Cinematography	Ernest Miller
Edited by	Thomas Richards
Music by	Walter Scharf; Marlin Skiles; Sammy Cahn; Jule Styne
Production; company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	July 5, 1943;
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Thumbs Up is a 1943 American musical drama film producted by Albert J. Cohen for Republic Pictures and directed by Joseph Santley. The film stars Brenda Joyce, Richard Fraser and Elsa Lanchester. The screenplay was written by Frank Gill Jr. based on a story idea by Ray Golden and Henry K. Moritz. Musical direction was by Walter Scharf, words and music by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne respectively. The film was released on July 5, 1943.

For a publicity stunt to boost her career, an American nightclub singer volunteers for a stint in a British munitions factory. She is so impressed by the spirit of her fellow workers that she decides to stay on.^[1]

^ Glancy, H. Mark (1999). When Hollywood Loved Britain: The Hollywood 'British' Film 1939-1945. Manchester University Press. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-7190-4853-1.

[1] Glancy, H. Mark (1999). When Hollywood Loved Britain: The Hollywood 'British' Film 1939-1945. Manchester University Press. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-7190-4853-1.

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