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Release Date:
14 August 1943 (USA)
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It's your own army - in the army's own show!
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In WW I dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the War...
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Won Oscar.
Another 2 nominations
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(2 articles)
DVD Review: For Veterans Day, ‘The 95th’ Honors World War II Soldiers
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 9 November 2009, 3:57 PM, PST)
Warner Bros. And The Homefront Collection
(From The AV Club. 25 November 2008, 9:01 PM, PST)
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 9 November 2009, 3:57 PM, PST)
Warner Bros. And The Homefront Collection
(From The AV Club. 25 November 2008, 9:01 PM, PST)
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This movie is a classic
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | George Murphy | ... | Jerry Jones |
 | Joan Leslie | ... | Eileen Dibble |
| George Tobias | ... | Maxie Twardofsky |
| Alan Hale | ... | Sgt. McGee |
| Charles Butterworth | ... | Eddie Dibble |
| Dolores Costello | ... | Mrs. Davidson |
| Una Merkel | ... | Rose Dibble |
| Stanley Ridges | ... | Maj. John B. Davidson |
| Rosemary DeCamp | ... | Ethel Jones |
| Ruth Donnelly | ... | Mrs. O'Brien |
| Dorothy Peterson | ... | Mrs. Nelson |
| Frances Langford | ... | Herself |
| Gertrude Niesen | ... | World War One Vocalist |
| Kate Smith | ... | Herself |
 | Ronald Reagan | ... | Johnny Jones (as Lt. Ronald Reagan) |
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121 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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This film was the number-one moneymaker of 1943.
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the montage of the show tour around the USA, the same city set is used for Cleveland and Washington DC without even bothering to change the shop signs: "Century Antique Shop" and "Yvonne Milliner" are visible in both "cities".
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Quotes:
Jerry Jones:
Will you marry me tonight?
Ethel: Well, of course.
Jerry Jones: Wonderful. Congratulations, darling, you're a war bride. I've just been drafted.
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Ethel: Well, of course.
Jerry Jones: Wonderful. Congratulations, darling, you're a war bride. I've just been drafted.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Broadway: The American Musical" (2004)
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Soundtrack:
That's What the Well-Dressed Man in Harlem Will Wear
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This movie is a classic of World War II movies. It was made as a moral booster during the war, and includes the music of Irving Berlin. One thing to note especially is the song "Someday I'm going to murder the bugler" which is sung by Irving Berlin himself (wearing his own WWI uniform).
In order to really appreciate this movie you need to understand the world in which it was made, which was a whole lot different than 2004. There was a world war and everyone was concerned about stopping evil. (as opposed to today, where everyone is concerned about how terrorism, or the fight against it, is going to disrupt their daily life)
This movie was made as a way to give people something to feel good about, and show patriotism.