

This Is the Army
1943-08-14 · 121 min · ★ 5.7
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.
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- Directors
- Michael Curtiz
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- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
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- Released
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George MurphyJerry Jones
Joan LeslieEileen Dibble
George TobiasMaxie Twardofsky
Alan HaleSergeant McGee
Charles ButterworthEddie Dibble
Dolores CostelloMrs. Davidson
Una MerkelRose Dibble
Stanley RidgesJohn Davidson
Rosemary DeCampEthel Jones
Ruth DonnellyMrs. O'Brien
Dorothy PetersonMrs. Nelson
Frances LangfordHerself
Gertrude NiesenWorld War One Vocalist
Kate SmithHerself
Ronald ReaganJohnny Jones
Joe LouisJoe Louis
Irving BerlinIrving Berlin (uncredited)
Dan DaileySoldier (uncredited)
Richard FarnsworthSoldier (uncredited)
Gary MerrillBackstage MP on Right (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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