Kathryn Kane
Actor · 1919 – 2019 · White Plains, New York, USA
Kathryn Kane, born Katherine Kane, was an American actress and singer, who was, literally, the Midwest farm girl. After moving to New York, Kathryn soon found work as a model and nightclub singer. She first signed with Warner Brothers, making appearances in both their films, and for Universal. She had perhaps her biggest moment in Swing, Sister, Swing, and also appeared in The Spirit of Culver. A few years after the end of World War II, she left Hollywood and spent the next 40 years doing live theater. She passed away at the age of 100 years Brentwood, California.
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Movie6.0ComedyMusicIn this musical short, a waitress at the Warner Bros. commissary gets her big break.
Swingtime in the Movies
1938 · 14 votes
Movie10.0DramaTom Allen, an orphan accustomed to waiting in bread lines is awarded a scholarship to the Culver Military Academy. Talked into attending so that he can have free room and board, Allen initially resists the rigid discipline but later softens as he makes friends and sees the value to the hard work and discipline.
The Spirit of Culver
1939 · 1 votes
Movie6.7MusicA group of tourists is given a tour of a movie studio lot. They see the various permanent sets that are used for different types of movies, and they appear to watch the filming of several productions in progress. Musical numbers from several previous Warner Bros. Technicolor shorts are edited into this short to create the illusion.
Musical Movieland
1944 · 3 votes
Movie8.0MusicIn this musical comedy, two star-struck small town kids head for the Big Apple and become famous for their jitterbug act. Their fame doesn't last long, but they had fun anyway. Songs include: "Baltimore Bubble," "Gingham Gown," "Just a Bore," "Wasn't It You," "Kaneski Waltz" (Frank Skinner, Charles Henderson).
Swing, Sister, Swing
1938 · 1 votes
Movie6.5ComedyMusicReleased as part of a series of WB shorts under the collective title of "Technicolor Specials" (WB production number 2003) this short most likely holds the WB house record for a 20-minute film containing footage from the most different titles in their inventory. It's theme of a singing guided tour of the lot (and some of the footage) is from 1944's "Musical Movieland", the former title holder, and it contains clips from 1939's "Quiet, Please" and "Royal Rodeo"; "Sunday Roundup" from 1936 and 1940's "The Singing Dude." Pieces from "Out Where the Stars Begin" and "Swingtime in the Movies" may also be used, but it's hard to tell since they all tend to run together and show up in a lot of places during the 1940's Warner shorts. Its title of "Movieland Magic" is most apt considering the sleight-of-hand performed by the WB Shorts and Sales departments in once again selling the same film clips for the 3rd, 4th or more times.
Movieland Magic
1946 · 2 votes
Movie3.7CrimeDramaSmall-time showgirl poses as a stripper to infiltrate a nightclub whose owner is believed responsible for her father's murder.
Sunset Murder Case
1938 · 10 votes
Movie6.2ComedyMusicA temperamental director multiple times completely changes the concept during a movie's production.
Quiet, Please
1939 · 5 votes
Movie5.8ComedyThe plot concerns a female press agent who must select a "Mr. Manhattan" and "Miss Brooklyn" for an ad campaign mounted by a soup company. The Mr. Manhattan chosen is a singing soda jerk, who doesn't want to play along until he is given the honor of choosing his own Miss Brooklyn.
Love on Toast
1937 · 4 votes
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A musical short with Richard Himber and His Orchestra at the center of things.
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A short presenting the World War 2 favourite song, The White Cliffs of Dover.