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Buck Privates

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Calorie Rating: 118
Released: 1941-01-31
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 84 Minutes
Studios: Universal Pictures,


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.

Director / Directors

Gil Valle
Assistant Director


Cast

Bud Abbott
Character: Slicker Smith
Lou Costello
Character: Herbie Brown
Lee Bowman
Character: Randolph Parker III

Jane Frazee
Character: Judy Gray
Alan Curtis
Character: Bob Martin
Nat Pendleton
Character: Sgt. Michael Collins

Laverne Andrews
Character: Laverne Andrews
Maxene Andrews
Character: Maxene Andrews
Patty Andrews
Character: Patty Andrews

Samuel S. Hinds
Character: Maj. Gen. Emerson
Harry Strang
Character: Sgt. Callahan
Nella Walker
Character: Mrs. Parker II

Leonard Elliott
Character: Henry
Shemp Howard
Character: Chef
M.J. Frankovich
Character: Announcer

Dora Clement
Character: Miss Durling - Camp Hostess
Jean Brooks
Character: Camp Hostess
Janet Warren
Character: Camp Hostess

Kay Leslie
Character: Camp Hostess
Nina Orla
Character: Camp Hostess
Dorothy Darrell
Character: Camp Hostess

Al Billings
Character: Tough Fighter - Maguire's Replacement (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Character: Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
John Butler
Character: Supply Sergeant (uncredited)

John Cason
Character: Fighter (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
Character: Edmunds (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Character: Army Officer (uncredited)

Dean Collins
Character: Dancer (uncredited)
Frank Cook
Character: Harmonica and Guitar Player (uncredited)
Pat Costello
Character: Recruit Who Slugs Herbie (uncredited)

Frankie Dolan
Character: Fighter (uncredited)
Kenne Duncan
Character: Sergeant on Sidewalk with Sgt. Collins (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Character: Officer (uncredited)

James Flavin
Character: Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
Lloyd Ford
Character: Fighter (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
Character: Sergeant Leading Recruits Through Train Station (uncredited)

William Gould
Character: Recruiting Major (uncredited)
Frankie Grandetta
Character: Pvt. Maguire - Small Boxer (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Character: Craps Player on Train (uncredited)

William Hall
Character: Corporal (uncredited)
Buddy Harris
Character: Train Porter (uncredited)
Jerome Harte
Character: Corporal (uncredited)

George Hoagland
Character: Fight Spectator (uncredited)
J. Anthony Hughes
Character: Capt. Williams (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Character: Capt. Johnson (uncredited)

Charles King Jr.
Character: Cadet (uncredited)
Jimmie Lucas
Character: Corporal (uncredited)
George Magrill
Character: Patrol Car Driver (uncredited)

Jewel McGowan
Character: Dancer (uncredited)
Bud Mercer
Character: Cadet (uncredited)
Lyle Moraine
Character: Lt. Poole (uncredited)

Will Morgan
Character: Lieutenant (uncredited)
Jack Mulhall
Character: Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Nell O'Day
Character: Camp Hostess (uncredited)

Frank Penny
Character: Sgt. Marks (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Character: Conductor (uncredited)
Hugh Prince
Character: Henry (uncredited)

Don Raye
Character: Dick Burnette (uncredited)
Tom Reed
Character: Lieutenant (uncredited)
Bob Reeves
Character: Conductor (uncredited)

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Character: President Roosevelt (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stanley Smith
Character: Corporal (uncredited)
Henry L. Stimson
Character: Secretary of State (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tom Tyler
Character: Boxing Match Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Frankie Van
Character: Second at Boxing Match (uncredited)
Robert Wayne
Character: Lieutenant (uncredited)

Douglas Wood
Character: Randolph Parker II (uncredited)
Carleton Young
Character: Supply Sergeant (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Milton Krasner
Director of Photography

Jack Otterson
Art Direction
Alex Gottlieb
Associate Producer
Jerome Ash
Director of Photography

Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Vera West
Costume Design
Ralph M. DeLacy
Art Direction

Pat Costello
Stunt Double