Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
Overview
Two ex-soldiers return from overseas--one of them having smuggled into the country a French orphan girl he has become attached to. They wind up running into their old sergeant--who hates them--and getting involved with a race-car builder who's trying to find backers for a new midget racer he's building.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,167,500.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2,365,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.884 |
Directed By
Charles Barton
Crew
Charles Barton
Richard Macaulay
Bradford Ropes
John Grant
Frederic I. Rinaldo
Robert Lees
Robert Arthur
Walter Schumann
Charles Van Enger
Edward Curtiss
Bernard Herzbrun
Frank A. Richards
Russell A. Gausman
Charles Wyrick
Yvonne Wood
Carmen Dirigo
Jack Pierce
TOP CAST
Bud Abbott
Slicker Smith
Lou Costello
Herbie Brown
Tom Brown
Bill Gregory
Joan Shawlee
Sylvia Hunter
Nat Pendleton
Sgt. Michael Collins
Beverly Simmons
Yvonne 'Evie' LeBrec
Don Porter
Capt. Christie
Donald MacBride
Police captain
Don Beddoe
Mr. Roberts (State Department)
Charles Trowbridge
Mr. Quince
Russell Hicks
Mr. Appleby
Joe Kirk
Real Estate Salesman
Knox Manning
Commentator
Milburn Stone
Announcer
Eddie Acuff
Soldier (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
Tie Demo Bystander (uncredited)
Patricia Alphin
Young Girl (uncredited)
Robert Bacon
Medic (uncredited)
George Barton
Spectator (uncredited)
George Beban Jr.
GI Buddy (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Street Onlooker (uncredited)
Leonard Bremen
GI Buddy (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Medic (uncredited)
William Ching
2nd Lieutenant, Mess Officer (uncredited)
Cliff Clark
Quentin (INS) (uncredited)
Eddie Coke
Medic (uncredited)
Russ Conway
Medic (uncredited)
Jean Del Val
Duprez - French Consul General (uncredited)
Janna DeLoos
Woman Taking in Laundry (uncredited)
Dick Dickerson
Rookie Soldier (uncredited)
Jimmie Dodd
GI Buddy (uncredited)
Kenne Duncan
Sergeant on Sidewalk (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
Mulroney - Garage Man (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited)
Jerry Farber
Boy (uncredited)
Jim Farley
Bank Guard #2 (uncredited)
William Haade
Eustice (Laundry Woman's Husband) (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
New York Cop (uncredited)
Myron Healey
Tech Sergeant - Medic #5 (uncredited)
Doris Kemper
Mrs. Edwards - Matron (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Tie Demo Bystander (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Street Gawker (uncredited)
Lyle Latell
Sergeant - Medic #1 (uncredited)
Rex Lease
Appleby's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
Tie Buyer (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
The Colonel (uncredited)
Walter Merrill
Tie Buyer (uncredited)
John Michaels
Buck Private (uncredited)
Ottola Nesmith
French Matron (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
Angry Soldier on Boat (uncredited)
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