Caught in the Draft (1941)
Overview
Don Bolton is a movie star who can't stand loud noises. To evade the draft, he decides to get married...but falls for a colonel's daughter. By mistake, he and his two cronies enlist. In basic training, Don hopes to make a good impression on the fair Antoinette and her father, but his military career is largely slapstick. Will he ever get his corporal's stripes?
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.558 |
Directed By
David Butler
Crew
Hans Dreier
Haldane Douglas
Buddy G. DeSylva
Irene Morra
Harry Tugend
David Butler
Edith Head
Gene Merritt
Walter Oberst
Karl Struss
Victor Young
TOP CAST
Bob Hope
Don Bolton
Dorothy Lamour
Antoinette 'Tony' Fairbanks
Eddie Bracken
Bert Sparks
Lynne Overman
Steve Riggs
Clarence Kolb
Col. Peter Fairbanks
Paul Hurst
Sgt. Burns
Ferike Boros
Yetta
Irving Bacon
Cogswell
Arthur Loft
Movie director
Phyllis Ruth
Margie
Edgar Dearing
Recruiting Sergeant
Marie Blake
Castor Oil Nurse (uncredited)
Dave Willock
Colonel's Orderly (uncredited)
Jimmie Dodd
Patient Hiding Under Bed (uncredited)
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