Overview
Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor. A rich young man and his former working class chauffeur are not only in the same unit, they're vying for a pretty girl who seems attracted to both.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Musical Score (1942)
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Music
Music by Charles Previn
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Milton Krasner
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Arthur T. HormanScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 31, 1941
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cast
Bud AbbottSlicker Smith
Lou CostelloHerbie Brown
Lee BowmanRandolph Parker III
Jane FrazeeJudy Gray
Alan CurtisBob Martin
Nat PendletonSgt. Michael Collins
Laverne AndrewsLaverne Andrews
Maxene AndrewsMaxene Andrews
Patty AndrewsPatty Andrews
Samuel S. HindsMaj. Gen. Emerson
Harry StrangSgt. Callahan
Nella WalkerMrs. Parker II
Leonard ElliottHenry
Shemp HowardChef- M.J. FrankovichAnnouncer
Dora ClementMiss Durling - Camp Hostess
Jean BrooksCamp Hostess
Janet WarrenCamp Hostess- Kay LeslieCamp Hostess
- Nina OrlaCamp Hostess
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