Nightclub comic Hap Smith assumes the identity of another soldier so he can tour army bases in a revue with his ex-partner Chuck Allen.Nightclub comic Hap Smith assumes the identity of another soldier so he can tour army bases in a revue with his ex-partner Chuck Allen.Nightclub comic Hap Smith assumes the identity of another soldier so he can tour army bases in a revue with his ex-partner Chuck Allen.
- Pvt. Dogface Dolan
- (as Dick Erdman)
- Cigarette Girl
- (uncredited)
- Maitre d'
- (uncredited)
- Soldier in Show
- (uncredited)
- Soldier at Bar
- (uncredited)
- Intern
- (uncredited)
- Full Colonel
- (uncredited)
- Soldier in Show
- (uncredited)
- Bugler
- (uncredited)
- Canteen Hostess
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaHal B. Wallis purchased a completed screenplay from Paramount, titled "Ready, Willing and Four F", and used it as the basis for this film. The screenplay was written in 1943 by Frederic I. Rinaldo. Robert Lees received a screenplay credit, while Brian Marlow is credited as story writer.
- GoofsWhen Hap is in the parachute jump tower, and has to keep the rubber ball in his hand throughout his fall, notice Hap drops not one, but two balls. At the end of the fall he has the ball in his hand.
- Quotes
Sgt. McClusky: You know I'm beginning to like you.
Hap Smith: You are? Is that good?
Sgt. McClusky: Yeah! And I'm gonna let you in on a little secret.
Hap Smith: What?
Sgt. McClusky: I'm not half as tough as I sound.
Hap Smith: You're not?
Sgt. McClusky: Nah! It's just something that comes over me. Sometimes I think I'm my own worst enemy.
Hap Smith: No, you're not, Sarge. Not as long as I'm alive.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)
- SoundtracksI CAN'T RESIST A BOY IN A UNIFORM
Music by Jerry Livingston
Lyrics by Mack David
Sung by Mona Freeman (dubbed by Imogene Lynn) (uncredited) and danced with Jerry Lewis
This film is a textbook example of what a great Martin and Lewis film looked like. Dean and Jerry were huge in the 1950s. They had crowds show up to their Atlantic City, New Jersey shows, like Elvis was in town. They were big in the movies and on television. This film follows the same formula, that the old Abbott and Costello war films were like. The difference with this one was the Korean War was going on and it was a different attitude in the 1950s. They weren't trying to sell war bonds, so much as, just make a comedy about basic training and war games. Dean (as Chick Allen), is a corporal in the Army, who is part of the para-troopers and also used to do a nightclub act back in the states. In a desperation move to put on a great show, he asks for the assistance of his old fellow performer, Jerry (as Hap Smith), which unfortunately ends in Hap getting pulled into training camp and becoming, accidently, a para-trooper himself. It is hilarious watching Hap, who has no business being near the Army, get through this film without getting himself killed. Dean throws in some great songs and this film is a classic in a sub-genre still at its peak.
7.3 (C+ MyGrade) = 7 IMDB.
- PCC0921
- Jul 22, 2022
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Schrecken der Division
- Filming locations
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,800,000
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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