Stars and Stripes Forever
“Strike up the band! Here comes The Greatest Musical Show on Earth!”
1952•1h 30m•6.8•Released
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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
Writer
Lamar Trotti
Languages
English
Studio
20th Century Fox
Cast
Clifton Webb
John Philip Sousa
Debra Paget
Lily Becker
Robert Wagner
Willie Little
Ruth Hussey
Jennie Sousa
Finlay Currie
Col. Randolph
Roy Roberts
Maj. George Porter Houston
Thomas Browne Henry
David Blakely (as Tom Browne Henry)
Helen Van Tuyl
Mrs. President Harrison
Dorinda Clifton
Dancer (uncredited)
Production
Company
20th Century Fox
Producer
Lamar Trotti
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