Movie Description
This Is the Army
(1943)Overview
In WW I dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the War, he becomes a producer. In WW II his son Johnny Jones, who was before his fathers assistant, gets the order to stage a knew all-soldier show, called THIS IS THE ARMY. But in his pesonal life he has problems, because he refuses to marry his fiancée until the war is over.
Featured Crew
- Director : Michael Curtiz
- Producer : Hal B. Wallis,Jack L. Warner
- Editor : George Amy
- Cast : George Murphy,Joan Leslie,George Tobias,Alan Hale,Charles Butterworth,Dolores Costello,Una Merkel,Stanley Ridges,Rosemary DeCamp,Ruth Donnelly,Dorothy Peterson,Frances Langford,Gertrude Niesen,Kate Smith,Ronald Reagan,Joe Louis,Irving Berlin,Dan Dailey,Richard Farnsworth,Gary Merrill,Gene Nelson,Hayden Rorke,James Cross,Alan Dexter,Tom D'Andrea,Herbert Anderson,John Daheim,Richard Irving,Henry Jones,Ethelreda Leopold,Richard Reeves,Ernest Truex,Julie Oshins,William Roerick
Cast
Jerry Jones
Eileen Dibble
Maxie Twardofsky
Sergeant McGee
Eddie Dibble
Mrs. Davidson
Rose Dibble
John Davidson
Ethel Jones
Mrs. O'Brien
Mrs. Nelson
Herself
World War One Vocalist
Herself
Johnny Jones
Joe Louis
Irving Berlin (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Backstage MP on Right (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Soldier / Stage Manager (uncredited)
Stump
Soldier (uncredited)
Tom D'Andrea
Danny Davidson
Soldier (uncredited)
Mandy In Yellow Dress (uncredited)
Mr. Brown / World War One Bugle Audition Observer (uncredited)
Woman in D.C. Audience (uncredited)
Moore's Son's Dance Partner - 'Ladies of Chorus' (uncredited)
Soldier's Father (uncredited)
Mr. Green
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Facts
Original TitleThis Is the Army
Status Released
Release Information
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1943-08-14
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 01m
Production CompaniesWarner Bros. Pictures
Genres
- Comedy
- Music
- Romance
- War