San Antonio Rose

Overview

San Antonio Rose is an amiably wacky mini-musical evenly divided between its "official" stars, The Merry Macs, and a strong cast of supporting clowns. Robert Paige plays roadhouse operator Con Conway, whose establishment is in danger of being squeezed out by its competition. Stranded entertainers Hope Holloway (Jane Frazee) and Gabby Trent (Eve Arden) decide to revivify Conway's establishment by staging an energetic floor show built around the talented Merry Macs. A rival club owner dispatches his two top hooligans Jigsaw Kennedy (Lon Chaney Jr.) and Benny the Bounce (Shemp Howard) to wreck Conway's club by posing as waiters, but the two stupes are easily cowed into submission--by the leading ladies!

Cast

Jane Frazee

Hope Holloway

Robert Paige

Con Conway

Eve Arden

Gabby Trent

Lon Chaney Jr.

Jigsaw Kennedy

Shemp Howard

Benny the Bounce

Richard Lane

Charles J. Willoughby

N/A

Elaine Condos

Elaine - Dancer

Louis Da Pron

Alex - Dancer

Charles Lang

Ralph

Riley Hill

Jimmy (as Roy Harris)

N/A

Peter Sullivan

Don

Richard Davies

Eddie