Somewhat Secret (1939)
장르 : 음악, 코미디
상영시간 : 21분
연출 : Sammy Lee
각본 : Julian Harmon, Mort Greene
시놉시스
At the Dimsdale Hall Finishing School, Assistant Dean Emily Godsall declares that any student who associates herself with swing music will be severely punished. Complications develop when she finds out that her boyfriend, a chemistry professor at the school, is also a well-known swing bandleader.
2차 대전이 한창이던 1943년, 영국의 한 고장에 위치한 미군 기지에 엄청난 수의 미군들이 배치된다. 그리고 이 곳에서 많은 미군들이 마을의 여자들과 사랑에 빠진다. 그러나 전황이 바뀌고 독일의 유럽 침공에 대비한 미군 기지의 이동 결정이 내려지자, 영국의 여인들과 사랑에 빠진 미군들은 모두 이별의 시련을 맞게 된다.
A group of teenagers at a party find themselves being stalked by a maniacal killer in a Santa Claus costume.
A gangster is unable to go straight after returning home from prison.
미국 전역이 종전의 기쁨으로 들끓던 1945년. 2차 세계 대전이 끝나고 전쟁에서 살아돌아온 주인공 도니는 NBC 방송국의 스윙밴드 오디션 소식을 듣는다. 브로드웨이와 할리우드를 꿈꾸던 싱어송라이터인 그는 오디션에 참가하기 위해 5명의 참전 용사와 전사자의 아내 줄리아를 섭외, '도니 노바 밴드'를 결성하는 데 성공한다. 도니가 만들어낸 매력적인 선율과 줄리아의 진솔한 가사는 사람들의 마음을 사로잡고, 대회 우승을 위한 노력에 박차를 가하기 시작한다. 과연, 그들은 스타의 꿈을 이룰 수 있을까?
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