Four Jills in a Jeep

Four Jills in a Jeep is a 1944 American comedy-drama musical film starring Kay Francis, Carole Landis, Martha Raye and Mitzi Mayfair as themselves, reenacting their USO tour of Europe and North Africa during World War II.

[1] The film is based on the actual experiences of Kay Francis, Carole Landis, Martha Raye and Mitzi Mayfair, members of the Feminine Theatrical Task Force who left the United States on October 16, 1942, and performed several shows per day for American and British troops in England, Ireland and North Africa.

An August 1943 news account noted that Jack Oakie had been cast for the comedy lead role and that Cornel Wilde was being considered for "the juvenile spot.

"[1] Studio head Darryl F. Zanuck asked director William A. Seiter to limit Raye's often loud and frenetic screen presence.

[1] In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Bosley Crowther wrote: "It gives the painful impression of having been tossed together in a couple of hours.