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Buck Privates

Name: Buck Privates
Director: Arthur Lubin
Genre: Comedy, Music, War
Released: 1941-01-31
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lee Bowman, Jane Frazee, Alan Curtis

ComedyMusicWar

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.

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Cast

Bud AbbottLou CostelloLee BowmanJane FrazeeAlan CurtisNat PendletonLaverne AndrewsMaxene AndrewsPatty AndrewsSamuel S. HindsHarry StrangNella Walker

Director

Arthur Lubin

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