This Is the Army (1943)
Overview
In WW I dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the War, he becomes a producer. In WW II his son Johnny Jones, who was before his fathers assistant, gets the order to stage a knew all-soldier show, called THIS IS THE ARMY. But in his pesonal life he has problems, because he refuses to marry his fiancée until the war is over.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.88 |
Directed By
Michael Curtiz
Crew
Claude Binyon
Michael Curtiz
Casey Robinson
Hal B. Wallis
Jack L. Warner
John Hughes
Sol Polito
George James Hopkins
George Amy
Bert Glennon
Perc Westmore
Orry-Kelly
John Koenig
TOP CAST
George Murphy
Jerry Jones
Joan Leslie
Eileen Dibble
George Tobias
Maxie Twardofsky
Alan Hale
Sergeant McGee
Charles Butterworth
Eddie Dibble
Dolores Costello
Mrs. Davidson
Una Merkel
Rose Dibble
Stanley Ridges
John Davidson
Rosemary DeCamp
Ethel Jones
Ruth Donnelly
Mrs. O'Brien
Dorothy Peterson
Mrs. Nelson
Frances Langford
Herself
Gertrude Niesen
World War One Vocalist
Kate Smith
Herself
Ronald Reagan
Johnny Jones
Joe Louis
Joe Louis
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin (uncredited)
Dan Dailey
Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth
Soldier (uncredited)
Gary Merrill
Backstage MP on Right (uncredited)
Gene Nelson
Soldier (uncredited)
Hayden Rorke
Soldier / Stage Manager (uncredited)
James Cross
Stump
Alan Dexter
Soldier (uncredited)
Tom D'Andrea
Tom D'Andrea
Herbert Anderson
Danny Davidson
John Daheim
Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Irving
Mandy In Yellow Dress (uncredited)
Henry Jones
Mr. Brown / World War One Bugle Audition Observer (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Woman in D.C. Audience (uncredited)
Richard Reeves
Moore's Son's Dance Partner - 'Ladies of Chorus' (uncredited)
Ernest Truex
Soldier's Father (uncredited)
William Roerick
Mr. Green
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