Broadway Hostess [DVD] DVD and Checkmate

and Checkmate

The monumental task of surveying and retaking a Japanese-occupied Pacific island is given to just 4 American Seabees

half a century ago

She's an aspiring singer/songwriter who teaches at a public school

who then took the case to court to prove his loyalty to the United States

Broadway Hostess [DVD] DVD and CheckmateSmall town lass Winnie Wharton (real life Ziegfeld Follies star Wini Shaw) is gifted with a golden voice and gumption to boot. Thanks to the assistance of her streetwise manager, Lucky Lorimer (Lyle Talbot), she rises to the top on Broadway as a torch singer. It's an ascent built from broken dreams, however, as Wini's piano player, Tommy (Phil Regan), has fallen for her, but she only has eyes for Lucky. Lucky, in turn, has his heart set on high