Private Buckaroo
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Private Buckaroo

IT JUMPS! IT JIVES! It rocks with red hot rhythm!

5.0 / 10 1942 1h 8mNR English
ComedyMusicWar

Storyline

A rebellious young inductee has trouble toeing the line until he meets a retired officer's lovely daughter. James and his band are also drafted and decide to perk up their camp by putting on a big show.

Cast & Crew

Dick Foran

Dick Foran

Lon Prentice

Lead
Joe E. Lewis

Joe E. Lewis

Lancelot Pringle McBiff

Jennifer Holt

Jennifer Holt

Joyce Mason

Ernest Truex

Ernest Truex

Col. Elias Weatherford

Laverne Andrews

Laverne Andrews

Laverne Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Patty Andrews

Patty Andrews

Patty Andrews

Shemp Howard

Shemp Howard

Sgt. 'Muggsy' Shavel

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Edward F. Cline's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Private Buckaroo is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker