She tells Bert and Louise that she'll be working at the Minton aircraft factory for the duration of the war. Later, Emma Finch (Elsa Lanchester) visits the American Club with her friend Basil (Wee Willie Davis) and runs into her old friend Bert and sits at their table. While Louise is performing, Douglas Heath (Richard Fraser) is drawing attention to himself by performing tricks with some coins on his arm, which Louise takes exception to, but Douglas ignores her displeasure and sits at her table just as Louise's hopeful fiancé, Bert joins them. Cartwright (André Charlot) has other ideas, he wants to use various talents from ammunitions and aircraft plants from England for his next show.

Louise Latimer (Brenda Joyce) is working at the American Club in London as a singer, hoping for her next big break with the help of Bert Lawrence (Arthur Margetson), but Bert has been unable to help her along as Bert's associate E.E. She is so impressed by the spirit of her fellow workers that she decides to stay on. The film was released on July 5, 1943.įor a publicity stunt to boost her career, an American nightclub singer volunteers for a stint in a British munitions factory. Musical direction was by Walter Scharf, words and music by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne respectively. based on a story idea by Ray Golden and Henry K. The screenplay was written by Frank Gill Jr. The film stars Brenda Joyce, Richard Fraser and Elsa Lanchester. Cohen for Republic Pictures and directed by Joseph Santley. Thumbs Up is a 1943 American musical drama film producted by Albert J.

A thumbs up drawing