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The staff of a record factory drown their sorrows at Duffy's Tavern, while the company owner faces threats of bankruptcy.
Ed Gardner Bing Crosby Betty Hutton Paulette Goddard Alan Ladd Dorothy Lamour Eddie Bracken Brian Donlevy Sonny Tufts Veronica Lake Walter Abel Arturo de Córdova Barry Fitzgerald Cass Daley Diana Lynn Victor Moore Marjorie Reynolds Barry Sullivan Charles Cantor Eddie Green Ann Thomas Robert Benchley William Demarest Howard Da Silva Billy De Wolfe Johnny Coy Charles Quigley Olga San Juan Bobby Watson Miriam Nelson Gail Russell
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