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A Wave, a WAC and a Marine
UNITED STATES · 1944

A Wave, a WAC and a Marine

Phil Karlson
mistaken identity Hollywood film industry talent agents Broadway performers romantic rivalry
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Synopsis

Henny Brown, talent scout for the Margaret Ames Film Agency in Hollywood, mistakes Broadway show understudies Judy and Marian, for stars Betty and Eileen, and signs them up for movies. Margaret, furious with Henny for the blunder, fires him---but only temporarily. Another agent, Marty Allen, once married to and still in love with Margaret, signs Betty and Eileen. Henny arrives with Judy and Maria

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