Service with the Colors

Service with the Colors

21 mins | Drama | Aug. 31, 1940

Service with the Colors is a 1940 American short drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason. This drama is "dedicated to the soldiers of the United States Army." Men with diverse backgrounds enlist in the army and are all assigned to the same post. Some adapt easily to army life, while others have trouble making the adjustment. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 13th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).

Service with the Colors

21 mins | Drama | Aug. 31, 1940

Service with the Colors
Service with the Colors is a 1940 American short drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason. This drama is "dedicated to the soldiers of the United States Army." Men with diverse backgrounds enlist in the army and are all assigned to the same post. Some adapt easily to army life, while others have trouble making the adjustment. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 13th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation
Original title Service with the Colors
Directors B. Reeves Eason
Writers Owen Crump

Cast

Robert Armstrong

as Sergeant Clicker

William Lundigan

as Thomas Stanton

Henry O'Neill

as Colonel Nelson

William T. Orr

as Charles Corbin

Herbert Anderson

as Hiram Briggs

George Haywood

as James Taylor

John Ridgely

as Army Lieutenant (uncredited)

Edwin Stanley

as Tom's Father (uncredited)

Lottie Williams

as Tom's Mother (uncredited)