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Feature film — 1941

Buck Privates (1941)

6.81h 24mComedy — Music — War

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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A high-signal pick with 78 votes.

Universal Pictures

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Director: Arthur Lubin

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Cast & crew

Bud Abbott as Slicker Smith

Bud Abbott

Slicker Smith

Lou Costello as Herbie Brown

Lou Costello

Herbie Brown

Lee Bowman as Randolph Parker III

Lee Bowman

Randolph Parker III

Jane Frazee as Judy Gray

Jane Frazee

Judy Gray

Alan Curtis as Bob Martin

Alan Curtis

Bob Martin

Nat Pendleton as Sgt. Michael Collins

Nat Pendleton

Sgt. Michael Collins

Laverne Andrews as Laverne Andrews

Laverne Andrews

Laverne Andrews

Maxene Andrews as Maxene Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Patty Andrews as Patty Andrews

Patty Andrews

Patty Andrews

Samuel S. Hinds as Maj. Gen. Emerson

Samuel S. Hinds

Maj. Gen. Emerson

Harry Strang as Sgt. Callahan

Harry Strang

Sgt. Callahan

Nella Walker as Mrs. Parker II

Nella Walker

Mrs. Parker II

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