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  • Song of the Open Road (1944)
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    93 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Song of the Open Road (1944)
Passed
93 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Child film star Jane Powell, fed up with her every move being stage managed by her stage mother, runs away and joins the U.S. Crop Corps, a small army of young folks staying at youth hostels and picking crops while adult farmworkers are at...See moreChild film star Jane Powell, fed up with her every move being stage managed by her stage mother, runs away and joins the U.S. Crop Corps, a small army of young folks staying at youth hostels and picking crops while adult farmworkers are at war. Totally clueless about the real world, befuddled Jane is embroiled in teen-romance complications while Mother frantically searches. Will her stardom help or hinder her new friends? W.C. Fields does a short act with Bergen and McCarthy. Written by Rod Crawford See less
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Director
Writers
Albert Mannheimer (screen play) | Irving Phillips (based on a story by) | Edward Verdier (based on a story by)
Cinematographer
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Updated Jun 2, 1944

Release date
Jun 21, 1944 (United States)

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Cast

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52 cast members
Name Known for
Edgar Bergen
Edgar Bergen Edgar Bergen   See fewer
Charlie McCarthy
Charlie Charlie   See fewer
W.C. Fields
W.C. Fields W.C. Fields   See fewer
Jane Powell
Jane Powell Jane Powell   See fewer
Jackie Moran
Jack Moran Jack Moran   See fewer
Reginald Denny
Director Curtis Director Curtis   See fewer
Regis Toomey
Connors Connors   See fewer
Rose Hobart
Mrs. Powell Mrs. Powell   See fewer
Nick Condos
Specialty (as Condos Brothers) Specialty (as Condos Brothers)   See fewer
Steve Condos
Specialty (as Condos Brothers) Specialty (as Condos Brothers)   See fewer
The Lipham Four
Specialty (as Lipham Four) Specialty (as Lipham Four)   See fewer
Catron & Popp
Specialty Specialty   See fewer
Hollywood Canteen Kids
Specialty Specialty   See fewer
Sammy Kaye
Orchestra Leader Sammy Kaye Orchestra Leader Sammy Kaye   See fewer
Sig Arno
Spolo - Still Photographer (uncredited) Spolo - Still Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Betty Arnold
Small Role (uncredited) Small Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Irving Bacon
Man Saying 'Let's Go Pick Oranges' (uncredited) Man Saying 'Let's Go Pick Oranges' (uncredited)   See fewer
Hugh Beaumont
John Moran (uncredited) John Moran (uncredited)   See fewer
Ted Billings
Man in Crowd (uncredited) Man in Crowd (uncredited)   See fewer
Virginia Brissac
Camp Matron (uncredited) Camp Matron (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Catron
Catron of Catron & Popp (uncredited) Catron of Catron & Popp (uncredited)   See fewer
Cliff Clark
Mr. Evans (uncredited) Mr. Evans (uncredited)   See fewer
Barbara Coleman
Small Role (uncredited) Small Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Lorraine De Wood
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Gargan
Poultry Truck Driver (uncredited) Poultry Truck Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Catherine Guy
Small Role (uncredited) Small Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Murray Hamilton
Crop Corps Kid (uncredited) Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeanne Johnson
Small Role (uncredited) Small Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Kunde
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Skip E. Lowe
Crop Corps Kid (uncredited) Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)   See fewer
Harald Maresch
Farmer (uncredited) Farmer (uncredited)   See fewer
Evelyn Moriarty
Crop Corps Kid (uncredited) Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)   See fewer
John Mylong
Jack & John Moran's Uncle (uncredited) Jack & John Moran's Uncle (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeanne Newport
Crop Corps Kid (uncredited) Crop Corps Kid (uncredited)   See fewer
Garry Owen
Assistant Director (uncredited) Assistant Director (uncredited)   See fewer
Kaye Popp
Popp of Catron & Popp (uncredited) Popp of Catron & Popp (uncredited)   See fewer
Greg Rhinelander
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Roach
Crowd Extra (uncredited) Crowd Extra (uncredited)   See fewer
Ronald R. Rondell
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank J. Scannell
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Eric Sinclair
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat Starling
Pat Starling (uncredited) Pat Starling (uncredited)   See fewer
Jean Stern
Small Role (uncredited) Small Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Irene Tedrow
Miss Casper - Teacher (uncredited) Miss Casper - Teacher (uncredited)   See fewer
Sid Tomack
Makeup Man (uncredited) Makeup Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Charlotte Treadway
Bit Role (uncredited) Bit Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Olga Vilner
Small Role (uncredited) Small Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Williams
Man Saying 'It's a Trick' (uncredited) Man Saying 'It's a Trick' (uncredited)   See fewer
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