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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Title: Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
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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 | |
| 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 | |
| Joe Kirk | ... | Real Estate Salesman | |
| 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:
Those Khaki Whacky "Buck Privates" are Home...AND TWICE AS FUNNY! (original print ad) See more »Parents Guide:
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Herbie Brown: Midgets? Why don't he race somebody his own size?
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His reprise of the role of Sergeant Collins from Buck Privates (1941) became the final film role for Nat Pendleton. See more »Quotes
Slicker Smith: [referring to Bill and his car] He races midgets.Herbie Brown: Midgets? Why don't he race somebody his own size?
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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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Abbott & Costello return as Slicker Smith & Herbie Brown, who are being discharged and sent home after WWII ends. They have become attached to a little French orphan girl named Evie(played by Beverly Simmons) whom they found in the aftermath of liberating France. They smuggle her back home, where they struggle to get her legally adopted. Meanwhile, they also need help finding jobs, so use the G.I. Bill as help, with comedic consequences. A midget-car racer also becomes involved, as does Sgt. Collins(returning Nat Pendleton). Good sequel with a fine premise(a sort of comedic version of "The Best Years Of Our lives") is quite funny and appealing, with an exciting climatic chase sequence. Pity it was their only sequel though(would have liked to have seen one for "Hold That Ghost"! Oh well...)