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Stars and Stripes Forever

Strike up the band! Here comes The Greatest Musical Show on Earth!

6.9

1h 30m

1952

“Strike up the band! Here comes The Greatest Musical Show on Earth!”

Synopsis

A film biography of the composer John Philip Sousa, from his early days in the Marine Corps Band through the Spanish-American War in 1898.

Director

Henry Koster

Trailer

DramaMusic

biography

Cast & Crew

Clifton Webb

Clifton Webb

as John Philip Sousa

Debra Paget

Debra Paget

as Lily Becker

Robert Wagner

Robert Wagner

as Willie Little

Ruth Hussey

Ruth Hussey

as Jennie Sousa

Finlay Currie

Finlay Currie

as Col. Randolph

Roy Roberts

Roy Roberts

as Maj. George Porter Houston

Thomas Browne Henry

Thomas Browne Henry

as David Blakely (as Tom Browne Henry)

Helen Van Tuyl

as Mrs. President Harrison

Dorinda Clifton

Dorinda Clifton

as Dancer (uncredited)

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