When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942)

By popular consensus, Allan Jones' best Universal mini-musical of the 1940s was the timely When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Jones is cast as war hero Johnny Kovacs, who wearies of the adulation heaped upon him and takes refuge under an assumed name in a theatrical boarding house. Here he befriends orchestra leader Phil Spitalny and his all-girl aggregation, including the inimitable Evelyn and Her Magic Violin. When Army officials trace Johnny to the boarding house, his new friends assume that he's a deserter and try to convince him to return to duty.

Directing:
  • Charles Lamont

Writing:
  • Oscar Brodney
  • Dorothy Bennett

Stars:
Release Date: 1942-12-24
themoviedb icon 4.0/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 74
Donald O'Connor
Donald O'Conn...
Frankie Flanagan
Allan Jones
Allan Jones
Johnny Kovacs aka Johnny O'Rourke
Peggy Ryan
Peggy Ryan
Dusty
Paul Everton
Paul Everton
Speaker (uncredited)
Jane Frazee
Jane Frazee
Joyce Benton
Gloria Jean
Gloria Jean
Marilyn Benton
Grace Hayes
Grace Hayes
Orchestra Violinist
Richard Davies
Richard Davie...
Lt. Tommy Bridges
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