Meet the People

Meet the People

★ 5.8IMDb Score
Released:1944-06-01
Duration:100 min
Director:Charles Reisner
Actors:Lucille Ball, Dick Powell, Virginia O'Brien, Bert Lahr, Rags Ragland
Production:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview:

A idealistic shipyard worker interests a beautiful Hollywood star in staging a musical tribute to the war industry, but they disagree on some important issues.

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