Around the World (1943 film)
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| Directed by | Allan Dwan Harry Scott (assistant) |
| Written by | Ralph Spence |
| Produced by | Allan Dwan |
| Starring | Kay Kyser and his band Mischa Auer Joan Davis Marcy McGuire Wally Brown Alan Carney |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Edited by | Theron Warth |
| Music by | Score: C. Bakaleinikoff Songs: Jimmy McHugh (music) Harold Adamson (lyrics) |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Budget | $700,000 |
Around the World is a 1943 American musical comedy film produced and directed by Allan Dwan from an original screenplay by Ralph Spence. RKO Radio Pictures premiered the film at the Globe Theater in New York on November 24, 1943. The film has a large cast, and stars Kay Kyser and his band, Mischa Auer, Joan Davis, Marcy McGuire, Wally Brown, and Alan Carney. The picture follows Kyser and his troupe on a tour of U.S. military bases around the world. The film is full of one-liners, sight-gags, double-talk, running gags, and the kind of antic humor that made Kyser's band—actually a large, versatile orchestra—famous.