Marilyn Benton — When Johnny Comes Marching Home Character Profile

About Marilyn Benton

A fellow boarder at the theatrical boarding house who becomes friends with Johnny. She and other residents overhear his phone conversation with his officer and mistakenly conclude he is a deserter.

Character Facts

Played by

Gloria Jean

Appears in

When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942)

Role

Supporting

More characters from When Johnny Comes Marching Home

• Johnny Kovacs aka Johnny O'Rourke (Allan Jones)
• Joyce Benton (Jane Frazee)
• Frankie Flanagan (Donald O'Connor)
• Diana Wellman (Marla Shelton)
• Dusty (Peggy Ryan)
• Speaker (Paul Everton)
• Orchestra Violinist (Grace Hayes)
• Lt. Tommy Bridges (Richard Davies)
• One of the Four Step Brothers tap dancing act. (Maceo Anderson)
• Hamilton Wellman (Clyde Fillmore)