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Buck Privates(1941)
Status: Released
Date: 1941-01-31
67%
75 Votes
Time: 1h 24m
Swing it!
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Buck Privates
Top 10 Billed Cast
Bud Abbott
Slicker Smith
Lou Costello
Herbie Brown
Lee Bowman
Randolph Parker III
Jane Frazee
Judy Gray
Alan Curtis
Bob Martin
Nat Pendleton
Sgt. Michael Collins
Laverne Andrews
Laverne Andrews
Maxene Andrews
Maxene Andrews
Patty Andrews
Patty Andrews
Samuel S. Hinds
Maj. Gen. Emerson
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Larry Cohen on BUCK PRIVATES - Featurette
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