What's Cookin'? (1942)
It's A Swingeroo... Rootin', zootin' swing-stars... 'teen-stars... hot licks and hep-cats!
J. P. Courtney wants to update the music on the radio program he sponsors, but his wife, Agatha Courtney, is the final authority and addicted to the classics and won't allow him to replace Professor Bistell and his symphonic orchestra. Conspiring with his daughter Sue and her friends, Marvo the Great, the Andrews Sisters, Anne Payne and bandleader Woody Herman, they devise a sabotage plot that gets rid of Professor Bistell, and a new sound is soon heard on the program.
Director: Edward F. Cline
Genre: Comedy, Music
Runtime: 69 min
Release Date: February 20, 1942
Cast
- Patty Andrews - Patty Andrews
- Maxene Andrews - Maxene Andrews
- Laverne Andrews - Laverne Andrews
- Jane Frazee - Anne Payne
- Robert Paige - Bob J. Riley
- Gloria Jean - Sue Courtney
- Leo Carrillo - Marvo the Great
- Charles Butterworth - J. P. Courtney
- Billie Burke - Agatha Courtney
- Grace McDonald - Angela
Screenplay
- Edgar Allan Woolf (Story)
- Jerome Cady (Screenplay)
- Stanley Roberts (Screenplay)
Cinematography: Jerome Ash
Editing: Arthur Hilton
Production: Universal Pictures
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
slang, professor, singer, radio program, sabotage, swing music
More Films by Director: Edward F. Cline
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is What's Cookin'? about?
- J. P. Courtney wants to update the music on the radio program he sponsors, but his wife, Agatha Courtney, is the final authority and addicted to the classics and won't allow him to replace Professor Bistell and his symphonic orchestra. Conspiring with his daughter Sue and her friends, Marvo the Great, the Andrews Sisters, Anne Payne and bandleader Woody Herman, they devise a sabotage plot that gets rid of Professor Bistell, and a new sound is soon heard on the program.
- Who directed What's Cookin'??
- What's Cookin'? was directed by Edward F. Cline.
- Who stars in What's Cookin'??
- What's Cookin'? stars Patty Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Laverne Andrews, Jane Frazee, Robert Paige, Gloria Jean.
- How long is What's Cookin'??
- What's Cookin'? has a runtime of 1h 9m (69 minutes).
- What genre is What's Cookin'??
- What's Cookin'? is a Comedy, Music film.
- Where was What's Cookin'? produced?
- What's Cookin'? was produced in United States of America.