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Yanks Ahoy
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Yanks Ahoy

1943-06-29 · 60 min · ★ 6.6

Comedy

Sergeants flirt with a nurse aboard ship and go fishing for a Japanese Sub.

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Directors
Kurt Neumann
Production companies
Hal Roach Studios
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

William TracyWilliam TracySgt. Dorian 'Dodo' Doubleday
Joe SawyerJoe SawyerSgt. Ames
Marjorie WoodworthMarjorie WoodworthPhyllis Arden
Minor WatsonMinor WatsonCapt. Scott
Frank FaylenFrank FaylenQuartermaster Jenkins
Walter Woolf KingWalter Woolf KingCapt. Gillis
Romaine CallenderRomaine CallenderCol. Elliott
Robert KentRobert KentLt. Reeves
William BakewellWilliam BakewellEns. Crosby (uncredited)
Marga Ann DeightonMiss Potter (uncredited)
James FinlaysonJames FinlaysonCook Flynn (uncredited)
Alan Hale Jr.Alan Hale Jr.Colonel's Orderly (uncredited)
Eddie HallEddie HallSeasick Soldier (uncredited)
Fred Kohler Jr.Fred Kohler Jr.Sailor Swabbing Deck (uncredited)
Lyle LatellLyle LatellHelmsman (uncredited)
Richard LooRichard LooJapanese Submarine Officer (uncredited)
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggartMalcolm 'Bud' McTaggartCpl. Quinn (uncredited)
Joe PloskiSoldier in Hammock (uncredited)
Frank ReicherFrank ReicherGerman Soldier (uncredited)
Tom SeidelTom SeidelHelmsman (uncredited)

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