Plot
Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (a show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful young ladies who come to Hollywood, exchange identities, and cause comic confusion (with slapstick interludes) throughout the Paramount studio.
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Cast
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
Ray Milland
Ray Milland
Alan Ladd
Alan Ladd
Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck
Paulette Goddard
Paulette Goddard
Dorothy Lamour
Dorothy Lamour
Sonny Tufts
Sonny Tufts
Joan Caulfield
Joan Caulfield
William Holden
William Holden
Lizabeth Scott
Lizabeth Scott
Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster
Gail Russell
Gail Russell
Diana Lynn
Diana Lynn
Sterling Hayden
Sterling Hayden
Robert Preston
Robert Preston
Veronica Lake
Veronica Lake
Mary Hatcher
Catherine Brown / Juliet
Olga San Juan
Amber La Vonne
DeForest Kelley
Bob Kirby
Frank Ferguson
R.J. O'Connell
Glenn Tryon
Bill Farris
Nella Walker
Mrs. Webster
Torben Meyer
Andre
Jack Norton
Busboy at Brown Derby
Elaine Riley
Cashier
Charles Victor
Mr. O'Connell's Assistant
Gus Taute
Assistant's Assistant
Harry Hayden
Manager at Grauman's Chinese
John Lund
John Lund
William Bendix
William Bendix
Barry Fitzgerald
Barry Fitzgerald
Howard Da Silva
Howard Da Silva
Macdonald Carey
Macdonald Carey
Cass Daley
Cass Daley
Patric Knowles
Patric Knowles
Mona Freeman
Mona Freeman
Billy De Wolfe
Billy De Wolfe
William Demarest
Barker
Cecil Kellaway
Cecil Kellaway
Virginia Field
Variety Girl
Richard Webb
Soldier
Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille
Mitchell Leisen
Mitchell Leisen
Frank Butler
Frank Butler
George Marshall
George Marshall
Pearl Bailey
Pearl Bailey
Jimmy Mulcay
Harmonica Player
Mildred Mulcay
Harmonica Player
Spike Jones
Spike Jones
Walter Abel
Walter Abel (uncredited)
Eric Alden
Makeup Man (uncredited)
Bob Alden
Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Lucille Barkley
Secretary (uncredited)
Patricia Barry
Variety Girl (uncredited)
Stanley Clements
Stanley Clements (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
Man at Steambath (uncredited)
James Carlisle
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Russell Custer
Waiter (uncredited)
George Reeves
George Reeves (uncredited)
Ann Doran
Hairdresser (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Plane Passenger (uncredited)