Great Guns (1941)
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- Approved
- 1h 14min
- Comedy, Romance
- 10 Oct 1941 (USA)
- Movie
Laurel and Hardy join the army. They are hardly soldiers, but they believe their employer will need them now he's drafted.
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| Stan Laurel | ... |
Stan
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| Oliver Hardy | ... |
Oliver
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| Sheila Ryan | ... |
Ginger Hammond
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Dick Nelson | ... |
Dan Forrester
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| Edmund MacDonald | ... |
Hippo
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| Charles Trowbridge | ... |
Col. Ridley
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| Ludwig Stössel | ... |
Dr. Schickel
(as Ludwig Stossel)
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| Kane Richmond | ... |
Capt. Baker
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| Mae Marsh | ... |
Aunt Martha
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| Ethel Griffies | ... |
Aunt Agatha
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| Paul Harvey | ... |
Gen. Taylor
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| Charles Arnt | ... |
Doctor
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| Pierre Watkin | ... |
Col. Wayburn
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| Russell Hicks | ... |
Gen. Burns
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| Irving Bacon | ... |
Postman
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| William 'Billy' Benedict | ... |
Recruit at Corral (uncredited)
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| Chet Brandenburg | ... |
Mess Hall Draftee (uncredited)
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| Robert Cornell | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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| Jimmie Dundee | ... |
New Recruit (uncredited)
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| Edward Earle | ... |
War Games Umpire (uncredited)
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| James Flavin | ... |
Army Captain at White Army Tent (uncredited)
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| William Forrest | ... |
Army Major (uncredited)
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| Bud Geary | ... |
Blue Army Soldier on Bridge (uncredited)
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| Harold Goodwin | ... |
Army Captain (uncredited)
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Bob Hoffman | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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J. Anthony Hughes | ... |
Staff Aide (uncredited)
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| Fred Kohler Jr. | ... |
Corporal (uncredited)
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| Alan Ladd | ... |
Soldier in Photo Shop (uncredited)
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| Lyle Latell | ... |
New Recruit (uncredited)
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| Robert Lowery | ... |
(uncredited)
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| LeRoy Mason | ... |
Army Captain (uncredited)
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| Ivan Miller | ... |
War Games Umpire (uncredited)
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Barry Regan | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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| Dick Rich | ... |
Army Post Cook (uncredited)
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| Cyril Ring | ... |
Canteen Clerk (uncredited)
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| Walter Sande | ... |
Blue Army Soldier Capturing Stan and Ollie (uncredited)
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| Tom Seidel | ... |
New Recruit (uncredited)
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| Charles Tannen | ... |
Lieutenant (uncredited)
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| Max Wagner | ... |
New Recruit (uncredited)
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Basil Walker | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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| Billy Wayne | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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| Dave Willock | ... |
Recruit at Target Practice (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Monty Banks | ... | (as Montague Banks) |
Written by
| Lou Breslow | ... | (original screenplay) |
Produced by
| Sol M. Wurtzel | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| David Buttolph | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Glen MacWilliams | ||
Editing by
| Alfred DeGaetano | ... | (as Al DeGaetano) |
Art Direction by
| Richard Day | ||
| Albert Hogsett | ||
Set Decoration by
| Thomas Little | ||
Costume Design by
| Herschel McCoy | ... | (as Herschel) |
Production Management
| William Koenig | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Charles Hall | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| W.D. Flick | ... | sound |
| Harry M. Leonard | ... | sound |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Sam Benson | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
| Jay Dare | ... | costumer: Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy (uncredited) |
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Emil Newman | ... | musical director |
| Jack Virgil | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Marvin J. Berenzweig | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
| Harry Brand | ... | publicity director (uncredited) |
| Manning O'Connor | ... | researcher (uncredited) |
| Curly Twiford | ... | crow trainer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1941) (United States) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1941) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century-Fox (1942) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1943) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Film (1969) (Sweden) (theatrical) (re-release)
- CBS/Fox (1985) (United States) (VHS)
- Playhouse Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Centfox (1957) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Filmjuwelen (2020) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Filmjuwelen (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2002) (Finland) (tv)
- Pan Vision Oy (2011) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1982) (Finland) (tv)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Laurel and Hardy work for sickly heir Dan Forrester, who has been diagnosed with a myriad of debilitating allergies. However, when the draft board sees things differently and he seems very happy to leave the confines of his sick room, his loyal employees join him in the U. S. Army. He seems to thrive on Army chow and regimen and even becomes a rival to the growling Sergeant Hippo for the affections of beautiful post employee Ginger Hammond . The bumbling Stan and Ollie also get a chance to redeem themselves when they participate in the all-important war game maneuvers. Written by Gabe Taverney (duke1029@aol.com) |
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| Taglines | THEY'RE BACK AGAIN...in the most hilarious comedy of their career! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This was Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy's first movie for a major studio. Their previous films had been released by MGM but not made by the studio, and they were confounded by the ways of the Hollywood studio system. All of their previous films had been shot in sequence and had been directed, edited and supervised by an uncredited Stan Laurel; Fox did not allow him such creative activity. In later years Laurel continually and bitterly recalled the shabby treatment he and Hardy received from Fox and MGM. See more » |
| Goofs | There's no way Hardy could have been drafted into the army with his weight as high as it was. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Myra Breckinridge (1970). See more » |
| Soundtracks | You're In The Army Now See more » |
| Quotes |
Hippo:
What did I ever do to deserve a couple of yaps like you? Stan: Maybe you were good to your mother. Hippo: Pipe down! Stan: Yes, sir. Hippo: Now at 10:00 you're all going over for an IQ test, and according to the answers you give, you'll be classified in a job. Stan: Swell! We're good at quizes, aren't we, Ollie? Oliver: Maybe they'll put me in the intelligence "corpse". Oliver: Brother, you're with him, right now. See more » |