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Swing it! - Buck Privates
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Title: Buck Privates

Release Date: 31 Jan 1941

Runtime: 1h 24m

Genre: Comedy, Music

Director: Universal Pictures

Production Companies: Universal Pictures

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.6 (65 votes)

Cast

  • Slicker Smith: Bud Abbott
  • Herbie Brown: Lou Costello
  • Randolph Parker III: Lee Bowman
  • Judy Gray: Jane Frazee
  • Bob Martin: Alan Curtis
  • Sgt. Michael Collins: Nat Pendleton
  • Laverne Andrews: Laverne Andrews
  • Maxene Andrews: Maxene Andrews
  • Patty Andrews: Patty Andrews
  • Maj. Gen. Emerson: Samuel S. Hinds
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