The Adventures of a Rookie(1943)
A terrific new comedy twosome in a riot of laughs, gags and gals!
Two bumbling GIs manage to get themselves invited to a dinner party at a boarding house "for women only". When the cook comes down with scarlet fever, the authorities quarantine the house and the pair find themselves locked up in a house full of attractive women.
Movie: The Adventures of a Rookie
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Jerry Miles
Mike Strager
Bob Prescott
Sgt. Burke
Patsy
Ruth
Sgt. Wilson
Gen. Ames (uncredited)
Mr. Linden (uncredited)
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Two bumbling GIs manage to get themselves invited to a dinner party at a boarding house "for women only". When the cook comes down with scarlet fever, the authorities quarantine the house and the pair find themselves locked up in a house full of attractive women.
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1943-08-19
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A terrific new comedy twosome in a riot of laughs, gags and gals!
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