Buck Privates
66 %|Jan 31, 1941|Comedy, Music
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.
Featured Crew
Arthur Lubin
Director
Arthur T. Horman
Screenplay
Gil Valle
Assistant Director
Philip Cahn
Editor
Milton Krasner
Director of Photography
Jack Otterson
Art Direction
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Jerome Ash
Director of Photography
Cast
Bud Abbott
Slicker Smith
Lou Costello
Herbie Brown
Lee Bowman
Randolph Parker III
Jane Frazee
Judy Gray
Alan Curtis
Bob Martin
Nat Pendleton
Sgt. Michael Collins
Laverne Andrews
Laverne Andrews
Maxene Andrews
Maxene Andrews
Patty Andrews
Patty Andrews
Samuel S. Hinds
Maj. Gen. Emerson
Harry Strang
Sgt. Callahan
Nella Walker
Mrs. Parker II
Leonard Elliott
Henry
Shemp Howard
Chef
M.J. Frankovich
Announcer
Dora Clement
Miss Durling - Camp Hostess
Jean Brooks
Camp Hostess
Janet Warren
Camp Hostess
Kay Leslie
Camp Hostess
Nina Orla
Camp Hostess
Dorothy Darrell
Camp Hostess
Al Billings
Tough Fighter - Maguire's Replacement (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
John Butler
Supply Sergeant (uncredited)
John Cason
Fighter (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
Edmunds (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Army Officer (uncredited)
Dean Collins
Dancer (uncredited)
Frank Cook
Harmonica and Guitar Player (uncredited)
Pat Costello
Recruit Who Slugs Herbie (uncredited)
Frankie Dolan
Fighter (uncredited)
Kenne Duncan
Sergeant on Sidewalk with Sgt. Collins (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Officer (uncredited)
James Flavin
Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
Lloyd Ford
Fighter (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
Sergeant Leading Recruits Through Train Station (uncredited)
William Gould
Recruiting Major (uncredited)
Frankie Grandetta
Pvt. Maguire - Small Boxer (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Craps Player on Train (uncredited)
William Hall
Corporal (uncredited)
Buddy Harris
Train Porter (uncredited)
Jerome Harte
Corporal (uncredited)
George Hoagland
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
J. Anthony Hughes
Capt. Williams (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
Charles King Jr.
Cadet (uncredited)
Jimmie Lucas
Corporal (uncredited)
George Magrill
Patrol Car Driver (uncredited)
Jewel McGowan
Dancer (uncredited)
Bud Mercer
Cadet (uncredited)
Lyle Moraine
Lt. Poole (uncredited)
Will Morgan
Lieutenant (uncredited)
Jack Mulhall
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Nell O'Day
Camp Hostess (uncredited)
Frank Penny
Sgt. Marks (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Conductor (uncredited)
Hugh Prince
Henry (uncredited)
Don Raye
Dick Burnette (uncredited)
Tom Reed
Lieutenant (uncredited)
Bob Reeves
Conductor (uncredited)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Roosevelt (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stanley Smith
Corporal (uncredited)
Henry L. Stimson
Secretary of State (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tom Tyler
Boxing Match Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Frankie Van
Second at Boxing Match (uncredited)
Robert Wayne
Lieutenant (uncredited)
Douglas Wood
Randolph Parker II (uncredited)
Carleton Young
Supply Sergeant (uncredited)