At War With The Army
Plot
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In a United States Army base in Kentucky at the end of 1944, during World War II,[5] First Sergeant Vic Puccinelli and Private First Class Alvin Korwin, who were partners in a nightclub song-and-dance act, join the Army.
Puccinelli wants to be transferred from his dull job to active duty overseas, but is refused transfer and is to be promoted to Warrant Officer. Korwin wants a pass to see his wife and new baby. In addition, they have to rehearse for the base talent show and avoid the wrath of Alvin's platoon sergeant, Sergeant McVey.
Along the way they both sing a few songs, and they do an impression of Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald by recreating a scene from Going My Way (1944) for the talent show. Further complications include a Post Exchange worker who is pregnant, a company commander who gets all his information from his wife, a scheming supply sergeant, and a defective Coca-Cola machine.
| Directed by | Hal Walker |
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| Screenplay by | Fred Finklehoffe |
| Based on | At War With the Army 1949 play by James Allardice |
| Produced by | Fred Finklehoffe |
| Starring | Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Mike Kellin Jimmy Dundee Polly Bergen |
| Cinematography | Stuart Thompson |
| Edited by | Paul Weatherwax |
| Music by | Joseph J. Lilley |
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Production
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Fred F. Finklehoffe Productions
Screen Associates Inc. York Pictures Corporation |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time
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93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | less than $500,000[1] or $420,000[2] |
| Box office | $3.3 million (US rentals)[3] 1,464,218 admissions (France)[4] |
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