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Strictly in the Groove

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Director
  
Vernon Keays

Art director
  
Jack Otterson

Duration
  

Language
  
English

6.8/10
IMDb

Cinematography
  
John W. Boyle

Genres
  
Music, Romantic comedy

Country
  
United States

Release date
  
20 November 1942

Writer
  
Kenneth Higgins (story), Warren Wilson (story)

Similar movies
  
Sweetheart of the Campus (1941)

Strictly in the Groove is a 1942 American musical comedy film, built around musical numbers, experienced comedy acts and guest stars. The plot thread a jive-talking college student (Davies) trying to organize a swing-music show at a local resort, where the manager (Franklin Pangborn) puts up some opposition.

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Compare to the similar 1945 Rockin' in the Rockies from Columbia, which Keays also directed.

Cast

  • Leon Errol as Durham
  • Shemp Howard as Pops
  • Franklin Pangborn as Cathcart
  • Grace McDonald as Dixie
  • Mary Healy as Sally Monroe
  • Richard Davies as Bob Saunders
  • Russell Hicks as R.C. Saunders
  • Eddie Johnson as Skat
  • Charles Lang as Russ Monroe
  • Ralph Dunn as Big Boy
  • Holmes Herbert as Commissioner
  • Lloyd Ingraham as McClelland
  • Tim Ryan as Professor Blake
  • unbilled players include Spade Cooley and Neely Edwards

    • Musical guests

  • Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra
  • Martha Tilton
  • Jimmie Davis
  • The Dinning Sisters
  • Diamond Solid-Aires
  • Jimmy Wakely and his Trio

    • References

    Strictly in the Groove Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    Strictly in the Groove IMDb