Beautiful But Broke (1944) Comedy Joan Davis

Comedy | Music | USA | B&W | 69min Cast: Joan Davis, Jane Frazee, John Hubbard, Judy Clark, Bob Haymes, Willie West and McGinty, Danny Mummert, Byron Foulger, George McKay, Ferris Taylor, Isabel Withers, John Eldredge Theatrical agent Waldo Main (John Eldredge) is inducted into the army, and turns his (now clientless) agency over to his secretary Dottie Duncan (Joan Davis). Dottie decides to organize an all-girl orchestra to fill the void caused by so many orchestra members being called to service due to WWII, and joins struggling singers/songwriters Sally Richards (Jane Frazee) and Sue Ford ('Judy Clark') in this endeavour. Dottie's screwball schemes to get engagements for the group often lead to disaster.