Two ex-soldiers return from overseas--one of them having smuggled into the country a French orphan girl he has become attached to. They wind up running into their old sergeant--who hates ...
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Bud Abbott | ... | Corporal Slicker Smith | |
| Lou Costello | ... | Private Herbie Brown | |
| Tom Brown | ... | Bill Gregory | |
| Joan Shawlee | ... | Sylvia Hunter (as Joan Fulton) | |
| Nat Pendleton | ... | Sergeant Collins | |
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Beverly Simmons | ... | Yvonne (Evie) Lebru |
| Don Porter | ... | Captain Christie | |
| Donald MacBride | ... | Police Captain | |
| Don Beddoe | ... | Mr. Roberts | |
| Charles Trowbridge | ... | Mr. Quince | |
| Russell Hicks | ... | Mr. Appleby | |
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| Knox Manning | ... | Commentator | |
| Milburn Stone | ... | Announcer | |
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Two ex-soldiers return from overseas--one of them having smuggled into the country a French orphan girl he has become attached to. They wind up running into their old sergeant--who hates them--and getting involved with a race-car builder who's trying to find backers for a new midget racer he's building. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com
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time bomb | post world war two | stock footage | midget car race | race track |Taglines:
THEY'RE DIZZIES IN CIVIVIES! (original print ad-all caps) See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
4 April 1947 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Buck Privates Return See more »Filming Locations:
Gilmore Stadium - Beverly Blvd. & Fairfax Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Edit
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$1,167,500 (estimated)Company Credits
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1.37 : 1
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Slicker Smith: Leave me out of this.
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Herbie Brown: [explaining their situation with Evie] We've been like a mama and a papa to her.Slicker Smith: Leave me out of this.
Herbie Brown: Okay, Papa.
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One of the rare sequels that tops the original--of course, I'm one of those who thought the original "Buck Privates" was greatly overrated. Too much singing and dancing and the Andrews sisters for my liking. No such problems here--as aside from a few singing numbers from the service boys, Bud & Lou are given ample opportunity to work their comedic magic.
Also, this was the first film made after Universal Pictures became "Universal-International"--so it's sort of a milestone picture in that regard. And I would add that it was during the period of Universal- International that the Abbott and Costello comedies were becoming very hit or miss.
The story centers around Lou's attachment to a young orphan girl he met in France during the service and his efforts to get her into America and hopefully adopt her. Of course, this development gets Bud & Lou into some sticky and often hilarious situations.
Perhaps the funniest bit of business is a scene that has nothing to do with the central plot--that being the scene where Lou attaches himself to a laundry line and somehow gets caught in a tug of war between an irate husband and Bud.
Overall, this is one of the best of Bud & Lou's "Universal- International" films and a movie fans of the legendary comedy team should enjoy. 8 stars