In WWI dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the war, he becomes a producer. In WWII his son Johnny Jones, who was before his ...
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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 | ... | Frances Langford | |
| Gertrude Niesen | ... | World War One Vocalist | |
| Kate Smith | ... | Kate Smith | |
| Ronald Reagan | ... | Johnny Jones (as Lt. Ronald Reagan) | |
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In WWI dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the war, he becomes a producer. In WWII his son Johnny Jones, who was before his father's assistant, gets the order to stage a new all-soldier show, called This is the Army. But in his personal life he has problems, because he refuses to marry his fiancée until the war is over. Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
14 August 1943 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Irving Berlin's This Is the Army See more »Filming Locations:
Stage 1, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA See more »Edit
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$20,831,178Company Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Tommy: Speaking of sweethearts, get a load of that military objective approaching us. Shall I trip her?
Johnny Jones: Hey, take it easy, yardbird, the young lady happens to be a friend of mine.
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This film is the only one to star a U.S. President, a U.S. Senator, a state governor and two Presidents of the Screen Actors Guild. Ronald Reagan was President of the U.S. from 1981-1989, Governor of California from 1967-1975 and President of SAG from 1947-1952 and 1959-1960; George Murphy was Senator from California 1965-1971 and President of SAG 1944-1946. They filmed the movie prior to having been elected to any of the offices mentioned. See more »Goofs
During the "God Bless America" sequence, Kate Smith barrels up to the microphone and her dubbed-in voice is heard to say "It is my happy privilege to introduce a new song: 'God Bless America'" If you read her lips, however, she actually says the words "new tune." See more »Quotes
Johnny Jones: There's a lot of mothers and sweethearts in that mob.Tommy: Speaking of sweethearts, get a load of that military objective approaching us. Shall I trip her?
Johnny Jones: Hey, take it easy, yardbird, the young lady happens to be a friend of mine.
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Crazy Credits
"We wish to thank Mr. Irving Berlin for making this motion picture possible through his two soldier shows 'Yip, Yip, Yaphank'-1918 'This Is The Army' -1943" See more »Alternate Versions
Originally shown with a pre-credits overture and exit music after the film ends, both of which have been restored on the official DVD release. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Made to raise money for a war relief fund, the picture had the support of the Army and used many Hollywood people who were in the services at the time. Unusual in that there is only one (tame) number with a female chorus line and three dance numbers with men in drag. The dancing in general is not too exciting (unless you like chorines with hairy chests). The flag waving plot can safely be ignored.
Joe Louis in particular and Blacks in general are not treated well, though the 'Harlem' dance number has the best dancing in the picture. Be warned that there is a 'Minstrel' number in blackface.
Irving Berlin fans will be thrilled since the picture was made from two of his shows (Yip Yip Yaphank and This Is the Army).