What's Cookin'?
“It's A Swingeroo... Rootin', zootin' swing-stars... 'teen-stars... hot licks and hep-cats!”
Synopsis
J. P. Courtney wants to update the music on the radio program he sponsors, but his wife, Agatha Courtney, is the final authority and addicted to the classics and won't allow him to replace Professor Bistell and his symphonic orchestra. Conspiring with his daughter Sue and her friends, Marvo the Great, the Andrews Sisters, Anne Payne and bandleader Woody Herman, they devise a sabotage plot that gets rid of Professor Bistell, and a new sound is soon heard on the program.
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Patty Andrews
Patty Andrews
Maxene Andrews
Maxene Andrews
Laverne Andrews
Laverne Andrews
Jane Frazee
Anne Payne
Robert Paige
Bob J. Riley
Gloria Jean
Sue Courtney
Leo Carrillo
Marvo the Great
Charles Butterworth
J. P. Courtney
Billie Burke
Agatha Courtney
Grace McDonald
Angela
Donald O'Connor
Tommy
Susan Levine
Tag-a-Long (as Tag-a-Long)
Peggy Ryan
Peggy
Franklin Pangborn
Professor Bistell
Charles Lane
K.D. Reynolds
Woody Herman
Woody Herman - Orchestra Leader
Eddie Acuff
Doorman (uncredited)
Leonard Carey
Butler
Release History & Theatrical Window
February 20, 1942
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Edward F. Cline
- Screenplay & Story
- Jerome Cady, Stanley Roberts
- Original Title
- What's Cookin'?
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 9m
- Production Studios
- Universal Pictures
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Edward F. Cline
Jerome Cady, Stanley Roberts, Edgar Allan Woolf
Jerome Ash
Arthur Hilton
Department Leadership Roster
Edward F. Cline
Director
Jerome Cady
Screenplay
Stanley Roberts
Screenplay
Arthur Hilton
Editor
Jerome Ash
Director of Photography
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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What is What's Cookin'? about?
J. P. Courtney wants to update the music on the radio program he sponsors, but his wife, Agatha Courtney, is the final authority and addicted to the classics and won't allow him to replace Professor Bistell and his symphonic orchestra. Conspiring with his daughter Sue and her friends, Marvo the Great, the Andrews Sisters, Anne Payne and bandleader Woody Herman, they devise a sabotage plot that gets rid of Professor Bistell, and a new sound is soon heard on the program.
Who directed What's Cookin'??
What's Cookin'? was directed by Edward F. Cline.
Who stars in What's Cookin'??
The principal cast of What's Cookin'? includes Patty Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Laverne Andrews, Jane Frazee, Robert Paige.
When was What's Cookin'? released and how long is it?
What's Cookin'? was released in 1942 with a total runtime of 1h 9m.
What is the age rating and content advisory for What's Cookin'??
What's Cookin'? holds official age classifications: US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).