Beat the Band (film)
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Directed byJohn H. Auer
Screenplay byLawrence Kimble
Clarence Kimble
Arthur A. Ross
Clarence Kimble
Arthur A. Ross
Based onBeat the Band
by George Abbott
George Marion Jr.
by George Abbott
George Marion Jr.
Produced byMichael Kraike
| Beat the Band | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | John H. Auer |
| Screenplay by | Lawrence Kimble Clarence Kimble Arthur A. Ross |
| Based on | Beat the Band by George Abbott George Marion Jr. |
| Produced by | Michael Kraike |
| Starring | Frances Langford Ralph Edwards Phillip Terry Gene Krupa June Clayworth |
| Cinematography | Frank Redman |
| Edited by | Samuel E. Beetley |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Beat the Band is a 1947 American musical film directed by John H. Auer and written by Lawrence Kimble, Clarence Kimble and Arthur A. Ross. The film stars Frances Langford, Ralph Edwards, Phillip Terry, Gene Krupa and June Clayworth.[1][2][3] The film was released on February 19, 1947, by RKO Pictures.
A small town girl named Ann Rogers (Frances Langford) is fooled by a bandleader posing as an opera teacher, another man’s wife posing as the opera teacher’s wife, and $3,000 of her own money stolen to pay for musicians in the band.
