Buck Privates

Buck Privates

84 mins | Comedy, Music | Jan. 31, 1941

Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor. A rich young man and his former working class chauffeur are not only in the same unit, they're vying for a pretty girl who seems attracted to both.

Buck Privates

84 mins | Comedy, Music | Jan. 31, 1941

Buck Privates
Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor. A rich young man and his former working class chauffeur are not only in the same unit, they're vying for a pretty girl who seems attracted to both.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title Buck Privates
Directors Gil Valle, Arthur Lubin
Writers Arthur T. Horman

Cast

Bud Abbott

as Slicker Smith

Lou Costello

as Herbie Brown

Lee Bowman

as Randolph Parker III

Jane Frazee

as Judy Gray

Alan Curtis

as Bob Martin

Nat Pendleton

as Sgt. Michael Collins

Laverne Andrews

as Laverne Andrews

Maxene Andrews

as Maxene Andrews

Patty Andrews

as Patty Andrews

Samuel S. Hinds

as Maj. Gen. Emerson

Harry Strang

as Sgt. Callahan

Nella Walker

as Mrs. Parker II

Leonard Elliott

as Henry

Shemp Howard

as Chef

M.J. Frankovich

as Announcer

Dora Clement

as Miss Durling - Camp Hostess

Jean Brooks

as Camp Hostess

Janet Warren

as Camp Hostess

Kay Leslie

as Camp Hostess

Nina Orla

as Camp Hostess

Dorothy Darrell

as Camp Hostess

Al Billings

as Tough Fighter - Maguire's Replacement (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

as Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)

John Butler

as Supply Sergeant (uncredited)

John Cason

as Fighter (uncredited)

Charles Coleman

as Edmunds (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

as Army Officer (uncredited)

Dean Collins

as Dancer (uncredited)

Frank Cook

as Harmonica and Guitar Player (uncredited)

Pat Costello

as Recruit Who Slugs Herbie (uncredited)

Frankie Dolan

as Fighter (uncredited)

Kenne Duncan

as Sergeant on Sidewalk with Sgt. Collins (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

as Officer (uncredited)

James Flavin

as Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)

Lloyd Ford

as Fighter (uncredited)

Harold Goodwin

as Sergeant Leading Recruits Through Train Station (uncredited)

William Gould

as Recruiting Major (uncredited)

Frankie Grandetta

as Pvt. Maguire - Small Boxer (uncredited)

Eddie Hall

as Craps Player on Train (uncredited)

William Hall

as Corporal (uncredited)

Buddy Harris

as Train Porter (uncredited)

Jerome Harte

as Corporal (uncredited)

George Hoagland

as Fight Spectator (uncredited)

J. Anthony Hughes

as Capt. Williams (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

as Capt. Johnson (uncredited)

Charles King Jr.

as Cadet (uncredited)

Jimmie Lucas

as Corporal (uncredited)

George Magrill

as Patrol Car Driver (uncredited)

Jewel McGowan

as Dancer (uncredited)

Bud Mercer

as Cadet (uncredited)

Lyle Moraine

as Lt. Poole (uncredited)

Will Morgan

as Lieutenant (uncredited)

Jack Mulhall

as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Nell O'Day

as Camp Hostess (uncredited)

Frank Penny

as Sgt. Marks (uncredited)

Jack Perrin

as Conductor (uncredited)

Hugh Prince

as Henry (uncredited)

Don Raye

as Dick Burnette (uncredited)

Tom Reed

as Lieutenant (uncredited)

Bob Reeves

as Conductor (uncredited)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

as President Roosevelt (archive footage) (uncredited)

Stanley Smith

as Corporal (uncredited)

Henry L. Stimson

as Secretary of State (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tom Tyler

as Boxing Match Ring Announcer (uncredited)

Frankie Van

as Second at Boxing Match (uncredited)

Robert Wayne

as Lieutenant (uncredited)

Douglas Wood

as Randolph Parker II (uncredited)

Carleton Young

as Supply Sergeant (uncredited)