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This Is the Army (1943)

It's your own army - in the army's own show!

Genre : Comedy, Music, Romance, War

Runtime : 2H 1M

Director : Michael Curtiz
Writer : Casey Robinson, Claude Binyon

Synopsis

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.

Actors

George Murphy
George Murphy
Jerry Jones
Joan Leslie
Joan Leslie
Eileen Dibble
George Tobias
George Tobias
Maxie Twardofsky
Alan Hale
Alan Hale
Sergeant McGee
Charles Butterworth
Charles Butterworth
Eddie Dibble
Dolores Costello
Dolores Costello
Mrs. Davidson
Una Merkel
Una Merkel
Rose Dibble
Stanley Ridges
Stanley Ridges
John Davidson
Rosemary DeCamp
Rosemary DeCamp
Ethel Jones
Ruth Donnelly
Ruth Donnelly
Mrs. O'Brien
Dorothy Peterson
Dorothy Peterson
Mrs. Nelson
Frances Langford
Frances Langford
Herself
Gertrude Niesen
Gertrude Niesen
World War One Vocalist
Kate Smith
Kate Smith
Herself
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Johnny Jones
Joe Louis
Joe Louis
Joe Louis
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin (uncredited)
Dan Dailey
Dan Dailey
Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth
Richard Farnsworth
Soldier (uncredited)
Gary Merrill
Gary Merrill
Backstage MP on Right (uncredited)
Gene Nelson
Gene Nelson
Soldier (uncredited)
Hayden Rorke
Hayden Rorke
Soldier / Stage Manager (uncredited)
James Cross
James Cross
Stump

Crews

Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz
Director
Casey Robinson
Casey Robinson
Screenplay
Claude Binyon
Claude Binyon
Screenplay
Sol Polito
Sol Polito
Director of Photography
Bert Glennon
Bert Glennon
Director of Photography
Jack L. Warner
Jack L. Warner
Producer
Hal B. Wallis
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
John Hughes
John Hughes
Art Direction
John Koenig
John Koenig
Art Direction
George Amy
George Amy
Editor
Perc Westmore
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
Orry-Kelly
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
George James Hopkins
George James Hopkins
Set Decoration

Trailers and other movies

This Is The Army - (Original Trailer)

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