Fluentiama Perfect cast and a good story

Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

ClassyWas Excellent, smart action film.

Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

MartinHafer In 1943, United Artists brought out "Stage Door Cantee"--a film about the Broadway facility run by the actors to make the soldiers passing through the city feel welcome and at home. The following year, Warner Brothers brought out "Hollywood Canteen"--pretty much the same sort of film but with screen actors. It also saw MGM's entry into this sort of patriotic song and dance extravaganza, "Two Girls and a Sailor". This time, instead of Hollywood or Broadway stars, this USO-like place was created by state performers of all sorts--more the Vaudeville types. However, being MGM, the performers are often just MGM contract players--along with several top band leaders and, inexplicably, Gracie Allen (without her husband, George Burns). And, like these two other films, this one was very shallow on plot and mostly came off like a talent show. And, too often, the emphasis was on showing these acts instead of creating an enjoyable story. So, despite a nice starring cast (June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven, Van Johnson and Jimmy Durante) and a lot of unusual stars it's a bit of a bore...too long in music, too short on everything else.By the way, of the three films, the first, "Stage Door Canteen" is the best. And, after you've seen that one, you can pretty much imagine what the other two are like.

Greensleeves Perky June Allyson and lovely Gloria DeHaven are two vaudevillians given a chance to open their own canteen for military personnel by a mysterious benefactor. The very thin plot revolves around this simple premise and at over two hours running time it becomes very stretched indeed. However, as this is an MGM movie, there is much to enjoy thanks to the plethora of studio talent involved. The highlights for me were gorgeous Virginia O'Brien doing her usual 'deadpan' number, June Allyson's terrific 'Young Man With A Horn', beautiful Lena Horne singing 'Paper Doll' and who could resist Jimmy Durante performing 'Inka Dinka Doo'? The production is lavish with huge sets, hundreds of extras and fabulous costumes. The bizarre dream sequence is quite eye-popping and even includes a fashion parade with some truly beautiful models. Quite an extravaganza!

TxMike The "two girls" in the title are June Allyson (26) as Patsy and Gloria DeHaven (18) as Jean, the singing and dancing Deyo sisters. The "sailor" is Van Johnson (27) who plays John Dyckman Brown III, a new recruit in the Navy. What the girls don't find out until the very end is that the sailor is very wealthy, son of Brown II and grandson of Brown I. It is a nice and simple story of two girls falling for the same guy, and the three of them having to sort it out.Harry James (27) and orchestra are major players, as themselves. This was especially enjoyable for me, a trumpet player since I was 11. Harry James was one of my idols, and I consider him to have had the sweetest swing trumpet sound ever. He did 4 or 5 trumpet solos during the movie, and was a pleasant character playing himself.The movie is filled with other stars. One of them is Jimmy Durante doing his stage comedy song & dance routine, and continuing as a character sharing issues with the sisters. Other 'names' include Xavier Cugat and band, Lena Horne, Gracie Allen (who plays her composition for index finger with orchestra), and a few others I am not familiar with.This was war time and the movie includes lots of entertainment for the Army, Navy, and Marine servicemen honored here. The sisters have the servicemen come home with them one evening to serve sandwiches and refreshments. They comment that it would be nice to have a larger place, like the old Wigson's Warehouse, which turns out to be filled with theatrical props and supplies. They 'wish' for more cleaning staff and they appear. Durante 'wishes' for a baby grand and in it comes. The warehouse is turned into a canteen for soldiers, food, drink, entertainment.SPOILERS FOLLOW. Much of the rest of the story is sisters trying to figure out who the benefactor was. They eventually find that it was the sailor himself, Brown III. Patsy knows her sister Jean is smitten with the sailor and assumes she will marry him. However Jean finds another love, and Patsy ends up with the rich sailor.

mrsbocek This movie was made in the years when life was turmoil, when Europe was at war and the US military was more than visible. Consequently the plot twists and turns but you know it will turn out happy. I was enthralled by the movie. Lots of humor and sisterly love draw you into the plot. The mystery of who will end up with whom keeps you riveted. But most of all June Allyson and Van Johnson together, in their 1940's lovemaking way, make this one of the best movies I've seen in a long time.