Top Sergeant Mulligan (1941)

Deadbeats Pat Dolan and Budd Doolittle are being harassed around the clock by Herman Mulligan, a no-excuses-accepted bill collector who has little use for people who don't pay their bills. ... See full summary »

Director:

Jean Yarbrough

Writer:

Edmond Kelso (original screenplay)

Stars:

Nat Pendleton, Carol Hughes, Sterling Holloway

Cast

Cast overview:
Nat Pendleton	...	Top Sgt. Herman Mulligan
Carol Hughes	...	Avis
Sterling Holloway	...	Frank Snark
Marjorie Reynolds	...	Gail Nash
Tom Neal	...	Don Lewis
Frank Faylen	...	Pat Dolan
Charlie Hall	...	Budd Doolittle
Betty Blythe	...	Mrs. Lewis
Dick Elliott	...	Mr. Lewis
Maynard Holmes	...	Briggs
Wonderful Smith	...	Wonderful

Storyline

Deadbeats Pat Dolan and Budd Doolittle are being harassed around the clock by Herman Mulligan, a no-excuses-accepted bill collector who has little use for people who don't pay their bills. In order to escape Mulligan, the two enlist in the army. Their good plan turns to bad results when they arrive at boot camp and meet the platoon's Top Sergeant...Herman Mulligan, who is standing next to the paymaster when they get their "21 Dollars a Day-Once a Month" earnings, and never runs short of providing them guard-duty and kitchen-police assignments.

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Plot Keywords:

bill collector | boot camp | dog | 1940s | scheme | 

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Taglines:

FRom DOG HOUSE to GUARD HOUSE! The hilarious adventures of a couple of rookies who join the army to escape a bill collector...and then find out he's the "top kick' of their outfit! The roughest, toughest non-com Uncle Sam ever had! (original poster)

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 October 1941 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Monogram Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"$21 a Day-Once a Month"
Written by Felix Bernard and Raymond Klages

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