A movie star who can't stand loud noises accidentally joins the Army.A movie star who can't stand loud noises accidentally joins the Army.A movie star who can't stand loud noises accidentally joins the Army.
Heinie Conklin
- Sign Hanger
- (scenes deleted)
Phyllis Kennedy
- Susan
- (scenes deleted)
Murray Alper
- Make-Up Man
- (uncredited)
Marie Blake
- Nurse with Castor Oil
- (uncredited)
Robert Blewett
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Jack Chapin
- Rookie
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaNational Guardsmen trained the actors to be soldiers for the movie.
- GoofsThe nurse with the castor oil is wearing rank on both shoulders when she runs out of oil; she is not wearing rank on her right shoulder when she gives Don his first dose; she is wearing it again when she gives him the second dose.
- Quotes
Don Bolton: [ogling Toni] Mmmm, that's a bundle! She looks like Dorothy Lamour with clothes on.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Lights Fantastic (1942)
Featured review
Cute wartime comedy
I saw this movie 30 years or more ago and recall it being quite funny, and while it's not as funny as I remember it being, it's still an enjoyable romp with typical Bob Hope comedy.
It's also a movie that portrays a pretty accommodating military. This makes sense within the context of a wartime movie - they didn't want to scare anyone away from the army - but the way Hope casually wanders off base and does various shenanigans without ever getting locked up strains credulity.
As I watched this, I found myself wondering why Hope made so many movies with Dorothy Lamour. They don't have any discernible chemistry, although to be fair, Hope was such a non leading man that I'm not sure he ever had on screen chemistry with any woman. I feel like checking out some more Hope movies just to try and figure that out.
It's also a movie that portrays a pretty accommodating military. This makes sense within the context of a wartime movie - they didn't want to scare anyone away from the army - but the way Hope casually wanders off base and does various shenanigans without ever getting locked up strains credulity.
As I watched this, I found myself wondering why Hope made so many movies with Dorothy Lamour. They don't have any discernible chemistry, although to be fair, Hope was such a non leading man that I'm not sure he ever had on screen chemistry with any woman. I feel like checking out some more Hope movies just to try and figure that out.
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- cherold
- Aug 16, 2014
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- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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