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Buck Privates (1941)

NR · 1941-01-31 · 1h 24m · EN
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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.

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Arthur LubinDirector

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Bud AbbottBud AbbottSlicker SmithLou CostelloLou CostelloHerbie BrownLee BowmanLee BowmanRandolph Parker IIIJane FrazeeJane FrazeeJudy GrayAlan CurtisAlan CurtisBob MartinNat PendletonNat PendletonSgt. Michael CollinsLaverne AndrewsLaverne AndrewsLaverne AndrewsMaxene AndrewsMaxene AndrewsMaxene AndrewsPatty AndrewsPatty AndrewsPatty AndrewsSamuel S. HindsSamuel S. HindsMaj. Gen. EmersonHarry StrangHarry StrangSgt. CallahanNella WalkerNella WalkerMrs. Parker II

Keywords

MusicalArmyBlack and white

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · MusicTheme affinityMusical · Army · Black And WhiteDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference302866Actor preference310180 · 139787 · 139782

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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.

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Buck Privates has a runtime of 84 minutes.

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