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68% Critic Match
Buck Privates
“Swing it!”
6.8 / 10• 1941• 1h 24m•NR• English
ComedyMusicWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Bud Abbott
Slicker Smith
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Arthur Lubin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Buck Privates is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
