This Is the Army (1943)

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14 Aug 1943 (USA)
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A soldier wounded in the War (WWI) becomes a producer and stages a show for the forces.

Director:

Michael Curtiz

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Awards:

Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
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In WWI dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the war, he becomes a producer. In WWII his son Johnny Jones, who was before his father's assistant, gets the order to stage a new all-soldier show, called This is the Army. But in his personal life he has problems, because he refuses to marry his fiancée until the war is over.

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	George Murphy	...	Jerry Jones
	Joan Leslie	...	Eileen Dibble
	George Tobias	...	Maxie Twardofsky
	Alan Hale	...	Sgt. McGee
	Charles Butterworth	...	Eddie Dibble
	Dolores Costello	...	Mrs. Davidson
	Una Merkel	...	Rose Dibble
	Stanley Ridges	...	Maj. John B. Davidson
	Rosemary DeCamp	...	Ethel Jones
	Ruth Donnelly	...	Mrs. O'Brien
	Dorothy Peterson	...	Mrs. Nelson
	Frances Langford	...	Frances Langford
	Gertrude Niesen	...	World War One Vocalist
	Kate Smith	...	Kate Smith
	Ronald Reagan	...	Johnny Jones (as Lt. Ronald Reagan)
	Joe Louis	...	Joe Louis (as Sgt. Joe Louis)
	Alan Anderson	...	Assistant Stage Manager Anderson (as 1st Sgt Alan Anderson)
	Ezra Stone	...	M / Sgt. Ezra Stone (as M/Sgt. Ezra Stone)
	Tom D'Andrea	...	Tommy (as T/Sgt. Tom D'Andrea)
	James Burrell	...	Lead Singer - 'I'm Getting Tired' (as S/Sgt. James Burrell)
	Ross Elliott	...	Officer in Magician Skit (as Sgt. Ross Elliot)
	Alan Manson	...	Hunting Skit Straight Man / Jane Cowl (as Sgt. Alan Manson)
	John Prinze Mendes	...	Magician in Skit (as Sgt. John Prinze Mendes)
	Julie Oshins	...	Pvt. Twardofsky (as Sgt. Julie Oshins)
	Earl Oxford	...	Lead Singer - 'I Left My Heart' Number (as Sgt. Earl Oxford)
	Robert Shanley	...	Ted Nelson (as Sgt. Robert Shanley)
	Philip Truex	...	Acting Sergeant of the New Guard (as Sgt. Philip Truex)
	James MacColl	...	Soldier / Alfred Lunt (as Cpl. James MacColl)
	Herbert Anderson	...	Danny Davidson (as Cpl. Herbert Anderson)
	Ralph Magelssen	...	Lead Singer - 'Mandy' (as Cpl. Ralph Magelssen)
	Tilestone Perry	...	Soldier / Lynn Fontanne (as Cpl. Tileston Perry)
	Joe Cook Jr.	...	Soldier (as Pfc. Joe Cook Jr.)
	Larry Weeks	...	KP Potato Juggler (as Pfc. Larry Weeks)
	The Allon Trio	...	Allon Trio
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Murray Alper	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Arnet Amos	...	Singer (uncredited)
	Warner Anderson	...	Kate Smith's Announcer (uncredited)
	Irving Bacon	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Leah Baird	...	Old-Timer's Wife (uncredited)
	Louis Bednarcik	...	Allon Trio Acrobat (uncredited)
	Irving Berlin	...	Irving Berlin (uncredited)
	Dick Bernie	...	Hunting Skit Comedian (uncredited)
	Carlyle Blackwell Jr.	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Charles H. Blake	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Jackie Brown	...	Mike Nelson (uncredited)
	Marion Brown	...	Heavyset Dancer - 'Harlem' Number (uncredited)
	Angelo Buono	...	Allon Trio Acrobat (uncredited)
	Jimmy Butler	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Frank Coghlan Jr.	...	Soldier at Camp (uncredited)
	Jimmy Conlin	...	Stage Doorman (uncredited)
	Richard Crane	...	Sergeant on Field March (uncredited)
	Belmonte Cristiani	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	James Cross	...	Lead Singer / Dancer - 'Harlem' Number (uncredited)
	John Daheim	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Dan Dailey	...	Soldier - 'This Is the Army' Number (uncredited)
	Gayle DeCamp	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Irving Deutsch	...	Twin soldier (uncredited)
	Murray Deutsch	...	Twin soldier (uncredited)
	Alan Dexter	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	John Draper	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Geno Erbisti	...	Allon Trio Acrobat (uncredited)
	Richard Farnsworth	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Martin Faust	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Bess Flowers	...	Woman in Audience (uncredited)
	Ross Ford	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Art Foster	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Ilka Grüning	...	Mrs. Twardofsky (uncredited)
	Eddie Hall	...	Sailor (uncredited)
	Hank Henry	...	Plumber - 'Ladies of Chorus' Number / Cigar-Smoker in Canteen (uncredited)
	Shep Houghton	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Richard Irving	...	Mandy In Yellow Dress (uncredited)
	John James	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Jerry Jarrett	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Payne B. Johnson	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Henry Jones	...	Mr. Brown / World War One Bugle Audition Observer (uncredited)
	Fred Kelly	...	Mandy's Beau (uncredited)
	Bill Kennedy	...	News Commentator (uncredited)
	Ethelreda Leopold	...	Woman in D.C. Audience (uncredited)
	Gary Merrill	...	Backstage MP on Right (uncredited)
	Pinkie Mitchell	...	Comic General in Acrobat Skit (uncredited)
	Victor Moore	...	Soldier's Father (uncredited)
	Patsie Moran	...	Marie Twardofsky (uncredited)
	Blake Nelson	...	Sgt.Parker (uncredited)
	Gene Nelson	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Allen Pomeroy	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Richard Reeves	...	Moore's Son's Dance Partner - 'Ladies of Chorus' (uncredited)
	Sydney Robin	...	Mr. Jones / Printer - 'Ladies of Chorus' (uncredited)
	William Roerick	...	Mr. Green (uncredited)
	Hayden Rorke	...	Soldier / Stage Manager (uncredited)
	Milton Rosenstock	...	Pit Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
	Robert Sidney	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Arthur Space	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Bert Spencer	...	Yaphank (uncredited)
	Arthur Steiner	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Ernest Truex	...	Soldier's Father (uncredited)
	Pierre Watkin	...	Stranger in Audience (uncredited)
	Doodles Weaver	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Bert Whitley	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	William Wycoff	...	Dancer in Drag - 'Harlem' Number (uncredited)
	Jack Young	...	Franklin D. Roosevelt (uncredited)

Directed by

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Michael Curtiz

Written by

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Casey Robinson	...	(screenplay) and
Claude Binyon	...	(screenplay) (as Capt. Claude Binyon)

Irving Berlin	...	(play) (uncredited)

Julius J. Epstein	...	(contract writer) (uncredited)

Philip G. Epstein	...	(contract writer) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Hal B. Wallis	...	producer
Jack L. Warner	...	producer

Cinematography by

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Bert Glennon	...	director of photography
Sol Polito	...	director of photography

Editing by

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George Amy

Editorial Department

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Natalie Kalmus	...	color director: Technicolor
James Leicester	...	montage
Richard Mueller	...	associate color director: Technicolor
Don Siegel	...	montage

Art Direction by

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John Hughes
John Koenig	...	(as Lt. John Koenig)

Set Decoration by

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George James Hopkins

Costume Design by

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Orry-Kelly

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(as Pvt. Orry-Kelly)

Makeup Department

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Perc Westmore	...	makeup artist
Ward Hamilton	...	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Al Alleborn

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unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Frank Heath	...	assistant director (uncredited)
John Meredyth Lucas	...	second assistant director (uncredited)
Fred Scheld	...	second assistant director (uncredited)
Jack Sullivan	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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John Beckman	...	assistant art director (uncredited)
Herbert Plews	...	props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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C.A. Riggs

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sound

Visual Effects by

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Jack Cosgrove

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special photographic effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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John Daheim	...	stunts (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth	...	stunts (uncredited)
Allen Pomeroy	...	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Percy D. Burt	...	best boy (uncredited)
Benny Cohan	...	assistant camera (uncredited)
Owen Crompton	...	grip (uncredited)
Claude Hutchinson	...	gaffer (uncredited)
Fred Morgan	...	still photographer (uncredited)
George Gordon Nogle	...	second camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff

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costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Leo F. Forbstein	...	musical director
Ray Heindorf	...	orchestral arrangements
Charles David Forrest	...	music mixer (uncredited)
Ray Heindorf	...	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Max Steiner	...	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Gloria Faythe

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script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Edward A. Blatt	...	dialogue director (as Sgt. Edward Blatt)
Frank T. McCabe	...	technical advisor (as Lt. Col. Frank T. McCabe)
LeRoy Prinz	...	production number stager (as Leroy Prinz)
Robert Sidney	...	production number stager (as M/Sgt. Robert Sidney)
Stuart Churchill	...	singing double: James Burrell (uncredited)
Hugh Cummings	...	dialogue director (uncredited)
Cameron Shipp	...	unit publicist (uncredited)

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Production Companies

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Warner Bros.

Distributors

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Warner Bros. (1943) (United States) (theatrical)
Vitagraph Limited (1943) (Canada) (theatrical)
Warner Brothers Pictures (1943) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Warner Bros. (1944) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Alpha Video Distributors (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Reel Media International (2004) (World-wide) (VHS)
Reel Media International (2007) (World-wide) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2008) (United States) (DVD)
Film Detective (2015) (United States) (DVD)
Critics' Choice Video (2016) (United States) (DVD)
ABM Video (1991) (Canada) (VHS)
Alpha Video Distributors (1994) (United States) (VHS)
Alpha-Omega Publications (1995) (United States) (VHS)
Burbank Video (1993) (United States) (VHS)
Congress Video Group (1985) (United States) (VHS)
Diamond Entertainment Corporation (DEC) (1993) (United States) (VHS)
Front Row Entertainment (1995) (United States) (VHS)
Front Row Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
GoodTimes Home Video (1984) (United States) (VHS)
Hollywood Home Video (1986) (Australia) (VHS)
Interglobal Home Video (1985) (Canada) (VHS)
Madacy Entertainment (1996) (Canada) (VHS) (EP Mode)
Star Classics Video (1989) (United States) (VHS)
Stream Go Media (2022) (World-wide)
Tellerhouse Video (1984) (United States) (VHS)
United American Video (1990) (United States) (VHS) (EP Mode)
Video Classics (1985) (United States) (VHS)
Video Treasures (1988) (United States) (VHS)
Vintage Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary	In WWI dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the war, he becomes a producer. In WWII his son Johnny Jones, who was before his father's assistant, gets the order to stage a new all-soldier show, called This is the Army. But in his personal life he has problems, because he refuses to marry his fiancée until the war is over. Written by Stephan Eichenberg Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	blockbuster song singer singing tension See All (38) »
Taglines	It's your own army - in the army's own show! See more »
Genres	Musical
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Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:G Finland:S France:Tous publics Ireland:(Banned) Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:U United Kingdom:PG (DVD rating) United States:Approved United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:Approved

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Also Known As	Irving Berlin's This Is the Army (United States) Esto es el ejército (Spain) To jest armia (Poland) Irving Berlins paradrevy (Sweden) Tämä on armeija (Finland) See more »
Runtime	121 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (RCA Sound System)
Filming Locations	Stage 1, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	When Irving Berlin was filming his rendition of "Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning", one of the stagehands, unaware of who the singer was, supposedly said that if the guy who wrote the song could hear Berlin's singing, he'd roll over in his grave. See more »
Goofs	The uniform worn by Gertrude Niesen in the opening sequence is strictly of a 1943, not 1917, design, complete with padded shoulders and knee length skirt, and totally inappropriate to the 1917 era. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Show-Business at War (1943). See more »
Soundtracks	It's Your Country and My Country See more »
Crazy Credits	In the Credits, the cast members are listed in the following order: first the members, who never served in World War II, than the members of the US Armed Forces, starting with Lt. Ronald Reagan. See more »
Quotes	Irving Berlin: [singing] I've been a soldier quite awhile and I would like to state, the life is simply wonderful, the Army food is great. I sleep with 97 others in a wooden hut, I love them all, they all love me, It's very lovely, but - Oh, how I hate to get up in the morning... See more »

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