On Stage Everybody (1945) DVD-R

Starring Jack Oakie, Peggy Ryan, Johnny Coy, Otto Kruger, Esther Dale
Directed by Jean Yarbrough

Print: black/white
Runtime: 75 min.
Genre: musical
Print Quality: B

Jack Oakie and Peggy Ryan head the cast of the Universal "B plus"
musical On Stage Everybody. As indicated by the title, this is a "Let's put
on a big show" affair, set this time at a radio station. Veteran vaudevillian
Michael Sullivan (Jack Oakie) refuses to admit that his brand of
entertainment is all but dead, though his partner-daughter Molly (Peggy
Ryan) is a little more progressive. After resisting the "newfangled" radio
for several years, Michael becomes an enthusiastic supporter of the
Airwaves, even unto helping organize a bigtime variety show spotlighting
new talent. Based on the ABC radio network program of the same name,
On Stage Everybody spotlights several promising newcomers (none of
whom, alas, went on to stardom), along with such established favorites as
the King Sisters. Previewed at 75 minutes, the film was eventually
released in a 65-minute form.