Buck Privates

Buck Privates

Swing it!

1941•1h 24m•6.7/10

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Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.7/10(73)

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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Production

Universal Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

Slicker Smith

Lou Costello

Lou Costello

Herbie Brown

Lee Bowman

Lee Bowman

Randolph Parker III

Jane Frazee

Jane Frazee

Judy Gray

Alan Curtis

Alan Curtis

Bob Martin

Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

Sgt. Michael Collins

Laverne Andrews

Laverne Andrews

Laverne Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Patty Andrews

Patty Andrews

Patty Andrews

Samuel S. Hinds

Samuel S. Hinds

Maj. Gen. Emerson

Harry Strang

Harry Strang

Sgt. Callahan

Nella Walker

Nella Walker

Mrs. Parker II

Leonard Elliott

Leonard Elliott

Henry

Shemp Howard

Shemp Howard

Chef

M.J. Frankovich

Announcer

Dora Clement

Dora Clement

Miss Durling - Camp Hostess

Jean Brooks

Jean Brooks

Camp Hostess

Janet Warren

Janet Warren

Camp Hostess

Kay Leslie

Camp Hostess

Nina Orla

Camp Hostess

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