Ann Miller tap-dances on an airplane wing while riveting—1942's weirdest morale booster.
Band leader Johnny Draper auditions his band, the Dixie Pixies, at the Eagle Aircraft Co., hoping to be hired to play for the workers in the plant. However, personnel manager E. V. Hartley can only offer them regular jobs, and when Johnny inspires the Dixie Pixies to work in the plant, lead singer and dancer Donna D'Arcy leaves the band for a singing job at the Club Martel in downtown Los Angeles.
Acting
Ann Miller's legs do more acting than the script demands.
Costume
Factory overalls somehow tailored within an inch of their life.
Practical Effects
Real B-17 assembly line as set—Hollywood wartime efficiency!
Director
Albert S. Rogell
Ann Miller
Donna D'Arcy
Johnny Johnston
Johnny Draper
Jerry Colonna
Jeep Jackson
Betty Jane Rhodes
Lee Davis
Barbara Jo Allen
Mariposa Ginsbotham
Harry Barris
Harvey Erkimer
Eddie Quillan
Sticks O'Hara
Dave Willock
Push Gasper
Rod Cameron
Stage Manager
Arthur Loft
E. V. Hartley
William Forrest
Col. Reeves
Warren Ashe
1st Examiner
Charles Halton
2nd Examiner
Lee Shumway
Jones
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for factory workers on swing shifts—Hollywood literally filmed this to keep defense workers awake and productive.
Johnny Johnston was voice of Prince Charming in Disney's Cinderella two years later; his swing cred never recovered.
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