Private Buckaroo
1942 film by Edward F. Cline
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::summary 1942 film by Edward F. Cline ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Private Buckaroo |
| image | Private-Buckaroo-1942.jpg |
| caption | Film poster |
| director | Edward F. Cline |
| producer | Ken Goldsmith |
| screenplay | Edmond Kelso |
| Edward James | |
| story | Paul Girard |
| starring | Harry James |
| Patty Andrews | |
| Maxene Andrews | |
| cinematography | Elwood Bredell |
| editing | Milton Carruth |
| color_process | black and white |
| studio | Universal Pictures |
| distributor | Universal Pictures |
| released | |
| runtime | 68 minutes |
| country | United States |
| language | English |
| :: |
| name = Private Buckaroo | image = Private-Buckaroo-1942.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = Edward F. Cline | producer = Ken Goldsmith | screenplay = Edmond Kelso Edward James | story = Paul Girard | narrator = | starring = Harry James Patty Andrews Maxene Andrews | cinematography = Elwood Bredell | editing = Milton Carruth | color_process = black and white | studio = Universal Pictures | distributor = Universal Pictures | released = | runtime = 68 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross =
Private Buckaroo is a 1942 American comedy-musical film directed by Edward F. Cline starring The Andrews Sisters, Dick Foran, Harry James, Shemp Howard, Joe E. Lewis, and Jennifer Holt. The film tells the story of army recruits following basic training, with the Andrews Sisters attending USO dances.
Plot
Entertainer Lon Prentice initially is keen to enlist in the US Army but is prevented from this due to his having one flat foot. After having the foot treated, he is accepted for enlistment. Soon after basic training begins, Private Prentice informs his commanding officer that he finds most military training useless, unnecessary and beneath him. His commander orders all the men that Private Prentice is exempt from doing things he doesn't want to do, which turns the entire camp against him.
Cast
- The Andrews Sisters (Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews and LaVerne Andrews)
- Dick Foran as Lon Prentice
- Joe E. Lewis as Lancelot Pringle McBiff
- Jennifer Holt as Joyce Mason
- Shemp Howard as First Sgt. 'Muggsy' Shavel
- Richard Davies as Lt. Howard Mason
- Mary Wickes as Bonnie-Belle Schlopkiss
- Ernest Truex as Col. Elias Weatherford
- Donald O'Connor as Donny
- Peggy Ryan as Peggy
- Huntz Hall as Cpl. Anemic
- Susan Levine as Tagalong
- Jivin' Jacks and Jills as Themselves
- Harry James and His Music Makers as Themselves
Soundtrack
- Dick Foran – "Private Buckaroo" (written by Charles Newman and Allie Wrubel)
- The Andrews Sisters – "Three Little Sisters" (written by Irving Taylor and Vic Mizzy)
- Dick Foran – "I'm in the Army Now"
- The Andrews Sisters – "Six Jerks in a Jeep" (written by Sid Robin)
- The Andrews Sisters – "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" (written by Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias)
- The Andrews Sisters – "James Session" danced by Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan and The Jivin' Jacks and Jills
- The Andrews Sisters – "Steppin' Out Tonight", based on the song "That's The Moon, My Son" (written by Art Kassel and Sammy Gallop)
- Dick Foran and Helen Forrest – "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"
- Harry James and His Music Makers – "Concerto for Trumpet"
- The Andrews Sisters – "Johnny Get Your Gun Again" (written by Don Raye and Gene de Paul)
- Dick Foran and The Andrews Sisters – "We've Got a Job to Do" (written by Vickie Knight)
- Joe E. Lewis – "I Love the South"
- Helen Forrest with Harry James and His Music Makers – "You Made Me Love You" (written by Joseph McCarthy and James V. Monaco)
References
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