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Story of three buddies at the Virginia Military Institute. Cadet Bing Edwards is secretly married and soon to be a father.
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Joyce Winfree
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Billy Randolph
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A. Furman Towsend, Jr.
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Kate Rice
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'Bing' Edwards
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Dan Crawford
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Claire Adams
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Colonel Ramm
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Capt 'Lacedrawers' Rogers
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Harley Harrington
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Misto Bottome (as William Tracey)
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Mrs. Brooks
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Slim
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Jenny
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Nurse
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sam Komie ...
Cadet
Billy Smith ...
Cadet
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Superintendant (uncredited)
Jerry Cecil ...
Cadet (uncredited)
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Baseball Catcher (uncredited)
Jerry Fletcher ...
Cadet With a Sweet Briar Girl (uncredited)
Mildred Gover ...
Colonel Ramm's Maid (uncredited)
Fred Hamilton ...
Newsreel Scott (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian ...
Baseball Coach (uncredited)
Howard Leeds ...
Cadet (uncredited)
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Ballfield Doctor (uncredited)
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Cadet (uncredited)
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Orderly (uncredited)
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Member of the Guard (uncredited)
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Tripod Andrews (uncredited)
Cliff Saum ...
Baseball Umpire (uncredited)
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Cadet (uncredited)

Directed by

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William Keighley

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Richard Macaulay ... (screen play) and
Jerry Wald ... (screen play)
 
John Monks Jr. ... (from the play by) and
Fred F. Finklehoffe ... (from the play by)

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Robert Lord ... associate producer (uncredited)
Hal B. Wallis ... executive producer (uncredited)
Jack L. Warner ... executive producer (uncredited)

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Heinz Roemheld ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Ernest Haller ... (photographed by) (as Ernie Haller)

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William Holmes ... film editor

Casting By

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Steve Trilling ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Max Parker

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Milo Anderson ... (gowns)

Production Management

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Carroll Sax ... unit manager (uncredited)

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Chuck Hansen ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Oliver S. Garretson ... sound

Music Department

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Leo F. Forbstein ... musical director
Max Steiner ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

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George Abbott ... producer: stage play
Frank McCarthy ... technical advisor
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Taglines War may be what the general said it was, but to the cadets of V. M. I. its a barrage of hilarity! (Print Ad-Port Jefferson Messenger, ((Smithtown, NY)) 2 December 1938) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Les cadets de Virginie (France)
  • O Diabo São os Rapazes (Portugal)
  • Toverit pulassa (Finland)
  • Det gaar aldrig godt (Denmark)
  • Los soldados mandan (Mexico)
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  • 89 min
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Trivia Four years after this film Eddie Albert would join the US Navy. He would achieve the rank of Lieutenant in the Naval reserves. At Tarawa he would go on to save nearly 50 Marines and help with the rescue of 30 others, all while under fire. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his actions. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Ratt: You're in Love (1985). See more »
Soundtracks (I Wish I Was in) Dixie's Land See more »
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