Buck Privates
7.0
“Swing it!”
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
68 people
Bud Abbott
Slicker Smith
Known for
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Lou Costello
Herbie Brown
Known for
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Lee Bowman
Randolph Parker III
Known for
House by the River
Cover Girl
Jane Frazee
Judy Gray
Known for
Hellzapoppin'
Alan Curtis
Bob Martin
Known for
High Sierra
Phantom Lady
Nat Pendleton
Sgt. Michael Collins
Known for
The Thin Man
Manhattan Melodrama
Laverne Andrews
Laverne Andrews
Also in
Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet
Moonlight and Cactus
Maxene Andrews
Maxene Andrews
Also in
Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet
Moonlight and Cactus
Patty Andrews
Patty Andrews
Also in
Her Lucky Night
Moonlight and Cactus
Samuel S. Hinds
Maj. Gen. Emerson
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
You Can't Take It with You
Harry Strang
Sgt. Callahan
Also in
Phantom from Space
The Fatal Hour
Nella Walker
Mrs. Parker II
Known for
Sabrina
I Love You Again
Arthur Lubin Director · Arthur T. Horman Screenplay Milton Krasner Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $4M · Budget $245K · United States release January 31, 1941
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Budget
$245,000
Worldwide gross
$4,000,000
Gross vs. budget
16.3×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 31, 1941
Theatrical
United States · January 31, 1941
Theatrical
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