Buck Privates

Jan 31, 1941

1h 24m

★ 6.7

Swing it!

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.

Genres

Comedy

Music

War

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Slicker Smith

Bud Abbott

Herbie Brown

Lou Costello

Randolph Parker III

Lee Bowman

Judy Gray

Jane Frazee

Bob Martin

Alan Curtis

Sgt. Michael Collins

Nat Pendleton

Laverne Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Patty Andrews

Maj. Gen. Emerson

Samuel S. Hinds

Sgt. Callahan

Harry Strang

Mrs. Parker II

Nella Walker

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