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(aka: Teenagers at the Junior Prom)
" You'll Get Hep and Keep in Step in... These cats are hip!
... These Kids sure know how to Jitterbug!" |
Synopsis: This is NOT the INFORMATION/EDUCATIONAL movie done in the 1940's. This was one of the first "Teen Movies." Starring Freddy Stewart and June Preisser. During the Whitney High School election a snotty rich kids father buys his son's way to |
class president. His competition uses music and dance to gain votes to try to beat him .... Guess who wins?. As usual, All cast members were well past high school age and many beyond college age in this film. There is no drinking, smoking, swearing or sex in this film either ... just good wholesome music and dance.
*Features:
Lots of Singing and Jitterbug dancing. This scene features Hollywood Style West Coast Swing / Lindy dance legends Dean Collins and Jewel McGowen. Dean Swing dances with four different Ladies in this scene. |
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| 1946 |
Monogram Pictures |
Arthur Dreifuss |
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| 69 minutes |
USA |
English |
Black and White |
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Featured Dancer |
Featured Dance |
Dance Rating |
Musical / Comedy / Teenager
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Dean Collins |
West Coast Swing / Hollywood Style |
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Known Dancers |
Choreographers |
Actors / Actresses |
| Alice " Scotty" Scott (Swing) |
Dean Collins (dance director) |
Belle Mitchell |
| Dean Collins (Swing) |
Abe Lyman (musical director) |
Charles Evans |
| Freda Angela Wyckoff (Swing) |
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Frankie Darro |
| Gil Hernandez (Swing) |
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Freddie Stewart |
| Hal & Betty Takier (Swing) |
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Hank Henry |
| Jack Mattis |
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Harry 'The Hipster' Gibson |
| Jewel McGowen (Swing) |
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Jackie Moran |
| Johnny Archer (Swing) |
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Judy Clark |
| June Preston (Preisser) (swing) |
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Julia McMillan |
| Lennie Smith (Swing) |
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June Preisser |
| Lou Southern (Swing) |
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Milton Kibbee |
| Marie Mason (Swing) |
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Mira McKinney |
| Maxie Dorf (Swing) |
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Murray Davis (Cy Saw Sue act) |
| Mike Russo |
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Noel Neill |
| Mike Tremini |
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Sam Flint |
| " Mousie" |
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Warren Mills |
| Noel Neill (Swing) |
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| Shirley Edgecomb |
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| Venna Archer |
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Dances performed in this film |
Special Dance Interest |
| Jitterbug |
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Jitterbug |
| Acrobatic |
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Teen Canteen |
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Bands / Musicians / Singers |
Posters / Lobby Cards |
| At the Teen Canteen |
Abe Lyman |
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| ?Handsome Harry the Hipster? |
Eddie Heywood |
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| It's Me, Oh Lawd |
Harry " The Hipster" Gibson and the Airliners |
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| Keep the Beat |
Sam Joshua |
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| Loch Lomond |
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| My Heart Sings (All of a Sudden) |
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| Trimball for President |
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Similar Films |
Sheet Music Covers |
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Freddie Steps Out (1946) |
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Vacation Days (1947) |
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