
General Nuisance
1941-09-18 · 17 min · ★ 6.6
A millionaire falls for an army nurse, who tells him she likes men in uniform. So he enlists at Camp Cluster. She still has no time for him, so he figures out how to get into the hospital and under her care.
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- Directors
- Jules White
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Buster KeatonPeter Hedley Lamar Jr.
Elsie AmesArmy Nurse
Monte CollinsSgt. Michael Collins
Bud JamisonSergeant
Lynton BrentSoldier
Harry SemelsLatin America Delagate
Cy SchindellCrazy Head Butcher
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