Rookies in Burma

Rookies in Burma

62 mins | Comedy, War | Dec. 20, 1943

In the jungles of Burma, U.S. Army Privates Jerry Miles, and Mike Strager, are still spending most of their time on KP duty. However they are captured by the Japanese and taken to a prison camp and discover that their long-suffering Sergeant Burke has also been captured. They manage to escape and find their way to a Burmese village in which two American showgirls, Janie and Connie who have escaped from Shanghai, are stranded. They all borrow an elephant and head for India.

Rookies in Burma

62 mins | Comedy, War | Dec. 20, 1943

Rookies in Burma
In the jungles of Burma, U.S. Army Privates Jerry Miles, and Mike Strager, are still spending most of their time on KP duty. However they are captured by the Japanese and taken to a prison camp and discover that their long-suffering Sergeant Burke has also been captured. They manage to escape and find their way to a Burmese village in which two American showgirls, Janie and Connie who have escaped from Shanghai, are stranded. They all borrow an elephant and head for India.
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title Rookies in Burma
Directors James E. Casey, Leslie Goodwins
Writers Edward James

Cast

Wally Brown

as Jerry Miles

Alan Carney

as Mike Strager

Erford Gage

as Sergeant Burke

Joan Barclay

as Janie

Claire Carleton

as Connie

Ted Hecht

as Captain Tomura