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Buck Privates
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6.7Petty 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.
Released: 1941-01-3184 minDir: Arthur LubinComedy, Music, War
Cast
- Bud Abbott as Slicker Smith
- Lou Costello as Herbie Brown
- Lee Bowman as Randolph Parker III
- Jane Frazee as Judy Gray
- Alan Curtis as Bob Martin
- Nat Pendleton as Sgt. Michael Collins
Themes
- army
- musical
- black and white
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
4,955 votes
- Year
- 1941
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Musical, War
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 3 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- Arthur Lubin
- Cast member
- Harold Goodwin
- Composer
- Charles Previn
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Milton Krasner
- Duration
- 85
- FilmAffinity ID
- 875014
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- publication date
- 1941-01-01
- title
- Buck Privates
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- movie theater
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