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Buck Privates

6.819411h 24mNRMovieComedyMusicWar

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.

DirectorArthur Lubin
WriterArthur T. Horman

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Cast · Directed by Arthur Lubin

BABud Abbott
Bud Abbott
Slicker Smith
LCLou Costello
Lou Costello
Herbie Brown
LBLee Bowman
Lee Bowman
Randolph Parker III
JFJane Frazee
Jane Frazee
Judy Gray
ACAlan Curtis
Alan Curtis
Bob Martin
NPNat Pendleton
Nat Pendleton
Sgt. Michael Collins
LALaverne Andrews
Laverne Andrews
Laverne Andrews
MAMaxene Andrews
Maxene Andrews
Maxene Andrews
PAPatty Andrews
Patty Andrews
Patty Andrews
SHSamuel S. Hinds
Samuel S. Hinds
Maj. Gen. Emerson
HSHarry Strang
Harry Strang
Sgt. Callahan
NWNella Walker
Nella Walker
Mrs. Parker II

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