| Thank Your Lucky Stars | |
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| Directed by | David Butler |
| Screenplay by | Norman Panama Melvin Frank James V. Kern |
| Story by | Everett Freeman Arthur Schwartz |
| Produced by | Mark Hellinger |
| Starring | Eddie Cantor Joan Leslie Dennis Morgan Dinah Shore |
| Cinematography | Arthur Edeson |
| Edited by | Irene Morra |
| Music by | Heinz Roemheld |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,568,000[1] |
| Box office | $3,621,000[1] $2.8 million (US rentals)[2] |
Thank Your Lucky Stars is a 1943 American musical comedy film made by Warner Brothers as a World War II fundraiser, with a slim plot involving theater producers. The stars donated their salaries to the Hollywood Canteen, which was founded by John Garfield and Bette Davis, who appear in this film.[3][4] It was directed by David Butler and stars Eddie Cantor, Dennis Morgan, Joan Leslie, Edward Everett Horton and S.Z. Sakall.[5][6]
- ^ a b Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 25 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ "Top Grossers of the Season", Variety, 5 January 1944 p 54
- ^ Landazuri, Margaret. "Articles: Thank Your Lucky Stars"." Turner Classic Movies (TCM.com). Retrieved: January 26, 2015.
- ^ Eve, The Lady. "Old Hollywood Haunts, Pt. 3: The Hollywood Canteen, 1942 - 1945". Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ Film review: 'Thank Your Lucky Stars'." Variety, August 18, 1943, p. 10.
- ^ Film review: 'Thank Your Lucky Stars'." Harrison's Reports, August 21, 1943, p. 136.