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Orders Is Orders (1933)

NR · 1933-07-18 · 1h 2m · EN
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A brash American movie producer arrives at an army base in England wanting to shoot a movie and use the soldiers as extras. The base commander doesn't want any part of it, but the producer and his secretary cook up a scheme to trick the officer into letting him use the base and its men. Their plan succeeds, but things don't turn out quite the way they were expecting.

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Walter FordeDirector

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Charlotte GreenwoodCharlotte GreenwoodWanda SinclairJames GleasonJames GleasonEd WaggermeyerRay MillandRay MillandDashwoodFinlay CurrieFinlay CurrieDaveCedric HardwickeCedric HardwickeBrigadierIan HunterIan HunterCapt. HarperCyril MaudeCyril MaudeCol. Bellamy

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Army baseFarce

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedyTheme affinityArmy Base · FarceDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference384864Actor preference307349 · 194767 · 114031

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What is Orders Is Orders about?

A brash American movie producer arrives at an army base in England wanting to shoot a movie and use the soldiers as extras. The base commander doesn't want any part of it, but the producer and his secretary cook up a scheme to trick the officer into letting him use the base and its men. Their plan succeeds, but things don't turn out quite the way they were expecting.

How long is Orders Is Orders?

Orders Is Orders has a runtime of 62 minutes.