The Yanks Are Coming (1942 film)

The Yanks Are Coming
Directed by	Alexis Thurn-Taxis
Written by	Tony Stern (story) and Lew Pollack (story) and Edward E. Kaye (story) Arthur St. Claire (screenplay) and Sherman L. Lowe (screenplay) Edith Watkins (additional dialogue)
Produced by	Lester Cutler
Starring	See below
Narrated by	Anson Bond
Cinematography	Marcel Le Picard
Edited by	Frederick Bain
Distributed by	Producers Releasing Corporation
Release date	9 November 1942
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Yanks Are Coming is a 1942 American patriotic musical film from Poverty Row studio Producers Releasing Corporation directed by Alexis Thurn-Taxis.

Premise

During World War II singer Bob Reynolds leaves his band to enlist in the US Army. His band soon follows him where the Army uses the group to put on a show for the troops.

Cast

• William Roberts as Bob Reynolds (singing voice dubbed by William Marshall)
• Henry King as Gil Whitney
• Mary Healy as Rita Edwards
• Jack Heller as Sammy Winkle
• Max Rosenbloom as Butch
• Harry Parke as Parky
• Dorothy Dare as Peggy
• Lynn Starr as Vicki
• Jane Novak as Flora
• Dave O'Brien as Sgt. Callahan
• Forrest Taylor as Captain Brown
• Charles Purcell as Cpl. Jenks
• Lew Pollack as Himself
• Henry King's Orchestra as Gil's Orchestra

Soundtrack

• Charles Purcell - "Zip Your Lip" (Written by Lew Pollack and Tony Stern)
• Henry King Orchestra "The Yanks Are Coming" (Written by Herman Ruby and Sidney Clare)
• "There Will Be No Blackout of Democracy" (Written by Herman Ruby and Sidney Clare)
• William Marshall and Lynn Starr - "Don't Fool Around With My Heart" (Written by Kay Crothers and Dr. Arthur Garland)
• William Marshall and Mary Healy - "I Must Have Priorities On Your Love" (Written by Lew Pollack and Tony Stern)

External links

• The Yanks Are Coming at IMDb
• The Yanks Are Coming at AllMovie
• The Yanks Are Coming is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive