When Johnny Comes Marching Home

Synopsis

By popular consensus, Allan Jones' best Universal mini-musical of the 1940s was the timely When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Jones is cast as war hero Johnny Kovacs, who wearies of the adulation heaped upon him and takes refuge under an assumed name in a theatrical boarding house. Here he befriends orchestra leader Phil Spitalny and his all-girl aggregation, including the inimitable Evelyn and Her Magic Violin. When Army officials trace Johnny to the boarding house, his new friends assume that he's a deserter and try to convince him to return to duty.

Main Cast

Allan Jones

Johnny Kovacs aka Johnny O'Rourke

Age : 84 | Popularity : 25%

Jane Frazee

Joyce Benton

Age : N/A | Popularity : 18%

Gloria Jean

Marilyn Benton

Age : 98 | Popularity : 18%

Donald O'Connor

Frankie Flanagan

Age : 78 | Popularity : 71%

Peggy Ryan

Dusty

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Paul Everton

Speaker (uncredited)

Age : 79 | Popularity : 7%

Grace Hayes

Orchestra Violinist

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Richard Davies

Lt. Tommy Bridges

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Charles Lamont
Writing	Writer	Oscar Brodney Dorothy Bennett
Camera	Director of Photography	George Robinson
Department	Role	Name

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