Buck Privates

"Swing it!"

Jan 31 1941 Approved 1h 24m
Comedy, Musical, 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.

Plot

Bud and Lou enlist in the army in order to escape being hauled off to jail, and soon find themselves in basic training. To their dismay, the company's drill instructor is none other than the cop who was all set to run them off to the hoosegow in the first place! The boys end up having a whale of a time getting under the skin of their humourless nemesis.

Written by

Arthur T. Horman, John Grant

Directed by

Arthur Lubin

Cast

Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lee Bowman

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 3 nominations total

Featurettes
Larry Cohen on BUCK PRIVATES
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