Virginia Weidler
Patsy Eastman
Ray McDonald
Steve
Leo Gorcey
'Snap' Collins
Douglas McPhail
Murray Saunders
Rags Ragland
'Grunt'
Sheldon Leonard
Pete Detroit
Henry O'Neill
Frank Eastman
Larry Nunn
Mike Conroy
Margaret Dumont
Mrs. E. V. Lawson
Charles Lane
Johnny
Born to Sing is a crime, action film released in 1942 exploring themes of musical, racketeer. Directed by Edward Ludwig, it stars Virginia Weidler, Ray McDonald, Leo Gorcey. A group of children put on a show in order to prove that a down and out musician was the real composer of a Broadway show's songs.
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