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Director:
Michael Curtiz
Writers:
Casey Robinson (screenplay) and
Claude Binyon (screenplay)
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Release Date:
14 August 1943 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Musical | War See more »
Tagline:
It's your own army - in the army's own show!
Plot:
In WW I dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the War... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 nominations See more »
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Cast

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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 ... Frances Langford
Gertrude Niesen ... World War One Vocalist
Kate Smith ... Kate Smith

Ronald Reagan ... Johnny Jones (as Lt. Ronald Reagan)

Joe Louis ... Joe Louis (as Sgt. Joe Louis)
Alan Anderson ... Assistant Stage Manager Anderson (as 1st Sgt Alan Anderson)
Ezra Stone ... M / Sgt. Ezra Stone (as M/Sgt. Ezra Stone)
Tom D'Andrea ... Tommy (as T/Sgt. Tom D'Andrea)
James Burrell ... Lead Singer - 'I'm Getting Tired' (as S/Sgt. James Burrell)
Ross Elliott ... Officer in Magician Skit (as Sgt. Ross Elliot)
Alan Manson ... Hunting Skit Straight Man / Jane Cowl (as Sgt. Alan Manson)
John Prinze Mendes ... Magician in Skit (as Sgt. John Prinze Mendes)
Julie Oshins ... Pvt. Twardofsky (as Sgt. Julie Oshins)
Earl Oxford ... Lead Singer - 'I Left My Heart' Number (as Sgt. Earl Oxford)
Robert Shanley ... Ted Nelson (as Sgt. Robert Shanley)
Philip Truex ... Acting Sergeant of the New Guard (as Sgt. Philip Truex)
James MacColl ... Soldier / Alfred Lunt (as Cpl. James MacColl)
Herbert Anderson ... Danny Davidson (as Cpl. Herbert Anderson)
Ralph Magelssen ... Lead Singer - 'Mandy' (as Cpl. Ralph Magelssen)
Tilestone Perry ... Soldier / Lynn Fontanne (as Cpl. Tileston Perry)
John Cook Jr. ... Soldier (as Pfc. Joe Cook Jr.)
Larry Weeks ... KP Potato Juggler (as Pfc. Larry Weeks)
The Allon Trio ... Allon Trio
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Murray Alper ... Soldier (uncredited)
Warner Anderson ... Kate Smith's Announcer (uncredited)
Irving Bacon ... Waiter (uncredited)
Leah Baird ... Old-Timer's Wife (uncredited)
Louis Bednarcik ... Allon Trio Acrobat (uncredited)

Irving Berlin ... Irving Berlin (uncredited)
Dick Bernie ... Hunting Skit Comedian (uncredited)
Carlyle Blackwell Jr. ... Soldier (uncredited)
Jackie Brown ... Mike Nelson (uncredited)
Marion Brown ... Heavyset Dancer - 'Harlem' Number (uncredited)
Angelo Buono ... Allon Trio Acrobat (uncredited)
Jimmy Butler ... Soldier (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr. ... Soldier at Camp (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin ... Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Richard Crane ... Sergeant on Field March (uncredited)
Belmonte Cristiani ... Soldier (uncredited)
James Cross ... Lead Singer / Dancer - 'Harlem' Number (uncredited)
John Daheim ... Soldier (uncredited)

Dan Dailey ... Soldier - 'This Is the Army' Number (uncredited)
Gayle DeCamp ... Soldier (uncredited)
Alan Dexter ... Soldier (uncredited)
John Draper ... Soldier (uncredited)
Geno Erbisti ... Allon Trio Acrobat (uncredited)

Richard Farnsworth ... Soldier (uncredited)
Martin Faust ... Soldier (uncredited)
Sgt. Fisher ... Blake Nelson (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Woman in Audience (uncredited)
Ross Ford ... Soldier (uncredited)
Art Foster ... Soldier (uncredited)
Ilka Grüning ... Mrs. Twardofsky (uncredited)

Eddie Hall ... Sailor (uncredited)
Hank Henry ... Plumber - 'Ladies of Chorus' Number / Cigar-Smoker in Canteen (uncredited)
Richard Irving ... Mandy In Yellow Dress (uncredited)
John James ... Soldier (uncredited)
Jerry Jarrett ... Soldier (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson ... Boy (uncredited)

Henry Jones ... Mr. Brown / World War One Bugle Audition Observer (uncredited)
Fred Kelly ... Mandy's Beau (uncredited)
Bill Kennedy ... News Commentator (uncredited)

Gary Merrill ... Backstage MP on Right (uncredited)
Pinkie Mitchell ... Comic General in Acrobat Skit (uncredited)
Victor Moore ... Soldier's Father (uncredited)
Patsie Moran ... Marie Twardofsky (uncredited)

Gene Nelson ... Soldier (uncredited)
Allen Pomeroy ... Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Reeves ... Moore's Son's Dance Partner - 'Ladies of Chorus' (uncredited)
Sydney Robin ... Mr. Jones / Printer - 'Ladies of Chorus' (uncredited)
William Roerick ... Mr. Green (uncredited)

Hayden Rorke ... Soldier / Stage Manager (uncredited)
Milton Rosenstock ... Pit Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
Robert Sidney ... Soldier (uncredited)
Arthur Space ... Soldier (uncredited)
Arthur Steiner ... Soldier (uncredited)
Ernest Truex ... Soldier's Father (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin ... Stranger in Audience (uncredited)

Doodles Weaver ... Soldier (uncredited)
Bert Whitley ... Soldier (uncredited)
William Wycoff ... Dancer in Drag - 'Harlem' Number (uncredited)
Jack Young ... Franklin D. Roosevelt (uncredited)
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Directed by
Michael Curtiz 
 
Writing credits
Casey Robinson (screenplay) and
Claude Binyon (screenplay) (as Capt. Claude Binyon)

Irving Berlin  play (uncredited)
Julius J. Epstein  contract writer (uncredited)
Philip G. Epstein  contract writer (uncredited)

Produced by
Hal B. Wallis .... producer
Jack L. Warner .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Bert Glennon (director of photography)
Sol Polito (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
George Amy 
 
Art Direction by
John Hughes 
John Koenig  (as Lt. John Koenig)
 
Set Decoration by
George James Hopkins 
 
Costume Design by
Orry-Kelly  (as Pvt. Orry-Kelly)
 
Makeup Department
Perc Westmore .... makeup artist
Ward Hamilton .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Al Alleborn .... unit manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Heath .... assistant director (uncredited)
John Meredyth Lucas .... second assistant director (uncredited)
Fred Scheld .... second assistant director (uncredited)
Jack Sullivan .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
John Beckman .... assistant art director (uncredited)
Herbert Plews .... props (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
C.A. Riggs .... sound
 
Visual Effects by
Jack Cosgrove .... special photographic effects (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Richard Farnsworth .... stunts (uncredited)
Allen Pomeroy .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Percy D. Burt .... best boy (uncredited)
Benny Cohan .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Owen Crompton .... grip (uncredited)
Claude Hutchinson .... gaffer (uncredited)
Fred Morgan .... still photographer (uncredited)
George Gordon Nogle .... second camera (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eugene Joseff .... costume jeweller (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
James Leicester .... montage
Don Siegel .... montage
 
Music Department
Leo F. Forbstein .... musical director
Ray Heindorf .... orchestral arrangements
Ray Heindorf .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Max Steiner .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Edward A. Blatt .... dialogue director (as Sgt. Edward Blatt)
Natalie Kalmus .... technicolor color director
Frank T. McCabe .... technical advisor (as Lt. Col. Frank T. McCabe)
Richard Mueller .... associate technicolor color director
LeRoy Prinz .... production number stager (as Leroy Prinz)
Robert Sidney .... production number stager (as M/Sgt. Robert Sidney)
Stuart Churchill .... singing double: James Burrell (uncredited)
Hugh Cummings .... dialogue director (uncredited)
Gloria Faythe .... script clerk (uncredited)
Cameron Shipp .... unit publicist (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Irving Berlin's This Is the Army" - USA (complete title)
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Runtime:
121 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG (DVD rating) (2005) | UK:U (original rating) | Australia:G
Filming Locations:
Stage 1, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USASee more »
Company:
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Trivia:
When Irving Berlin was filming his rendition of "Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning", one of the stagehands, unaware of who the singer was, supposedly said that if the guy who wrote the song could hear Berlin's singing, he'd roll over in his grave.See more »
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".See more »
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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Movie Connections:
Featured in Warner at War (2008) (TV)See more »
Soundtrack:
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14 out of 17 people found the following review useful.
This movie is a classic, 1 January 2004
Author: zekehansell from Central Ohio

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.

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