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Buck Privates
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Arthur Lubin Director
- 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
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