Atlantic City

Plot

Definitely no relation to the 1980 Louis Malle film of the same name, 1944's Atlantic City is a tuneful Republic musical, not quite an "A" picture but certainly not a "B". Brad Taylor (who formerly acted at Columbia under the name of Stanley Brown) stars as Brad, an early-20th-century entrepreneur who decides to transform the sleepy oceanside community of Atlantic City, New Jersey into a mecca for vacationers and thrill-seekers. One of Taylor's visionary notions is the creation of a bathing-beauty contest, and that's where prim-and-proper heroine Marilyn Whitaker (Constance Moore) comes in. The plot is essentially an excuse to trot out several venerable entertainers doing their tried-and-true specialties. Guest stars include Belle Baker, Paul Whiteman, Louis Armstrong, Buck & Bubbles, and Joe Frisco, not to mention Al Shean (of Gallegher and Shean) and Gus Van (of Van and Schenck). Also adding to the general frivolity are Jerry "Ahhh, Yes!" Colonna and up-and-coming Dorothy Dandridge. Atlantic City demonstrated that Republic could make a 20th Century-Fox style musical even without Betty Grable. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

• Constance Moore - Marilyn Whitaker
• Brad Taylor - Brad
• Charles Grapewin - Jake Taylor
• Jerry Colonna - Professor

Adele Mara - Bar Maid; Pierre Watkin - Senator; Harry Tyler - Sherman; Stanley Andrews - Rogers; Donald Kerr - Oaks; Daisy Lee Mothershed - The Maid; Jack Kenny - Ed Gallagher; Al Shean - Gallagher & Shean; Gus Van - Himself; Charles Marsh - Van & Schenck; Buck and Bubbles; Dorothy Dandridge - Herself (singer); Joe Frisco - Himself; Louis Armstrong - Himself; Belle Baker - Herself; Stanley Brown - Brad Taylor; Wilbur Mack; Paul Whiteman - Himself; Charles Williams - Man on the Street; Louise Franklin

Credit

Dave Milton - Art Director, Russell Kimball - Art Director, Albert J. Cohen - Associate Producer, Seymour Felix - Choreography, David Gould - Choreography, Ray McCarey - Director, Richard Van Enger - Editor, Joseph Dubin - Composer (Music Score), Alfred Newman - Composer (Music Score), Walter Scharf - Composer (Music Score), Alfred Newman - Musical Direction/Supervision, Walter Scharf - Musical Direction/Supervision, John Alton - Cinematographer, Art Caesar - Screen Story, George Carleton Brown - Screenwriter, Doris Gilbert - Screenwriter, Frank Gill, Jr. - Screenwriter

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