United States / Jul 29, 1943
It's your own army - in the army's own show!
2h 1min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Stanley Ridges | John Davidson |
| Rosemary DeCamp | Ethel Jones |
| Ruth Donnelly | Mrs. O'Brien |
| Dorothy Peterson | Mrs. Nelson |
| Frances Langford | Herself |
| Gertrude Niesen | World War One Vocalist |
| Kate Smith | Herself |
| Ronald Reagan | Johnny Jones |
| Joe Louis | Joe Louis |
| Irving Berlin | Irving Berlin (uncredited) |
| Dan Dailey | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Richard Farnsworth | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Gary Merrill | Backstage MP on Right (uncredited) |
| Gene Nelson | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Hayden Rorke | Soldier / Stage Manager (uncredited) |
| James Cross | Stump |
| Alan Dexter | Soldier (uncredited) |
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| Tom D'Andrea | Tom D'Andrea |
| Herbert Anderson | Danny Davidson |
| John Daheim | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Richard Irving | Mandy In Yellow Dress (uncredited) |
| Henry Jones | Mr. Brown / World War One Bugle Audition Observer (uncredited) |
| Ethelreda Leopold | Woman in D.C. Audience (uncredited) |
| Richard Reeves | Moore's Son's Dance Partner - 'Ladies of Chorus' (uncredited) |
| Ernest Truex | Soldier's Father (uncredited) |
| Julie Oshins | |
| William Roerick | Mr. Green |
| Ross Elliott | Officer in Magician Skit |
| Alan Manson | Hunting Skit Straight Man /Jane Cowl |
| Irving Bacon | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Richard Crane | Sergeant on Field March (uncredited) |
| Doodles Weaver | Soldier (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyMusicRomanceWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | This Is the Army |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | 14 agosto 1943 |
| Production | Jack L. Warner, Hal B. Wallis |
| Writer | Casey Robinson, Claude Binyon |
| Editing | George Amy |
| Cinematography | Sol Polito, Bert Glennon |
| Assistant directors | Michael Curtiz |
| Camera operators | Sol Polito, Bert Glennon |
| Additional photography | Sol Polito, Bert Glennon |
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| Production design | John Hughes, John Koenig, George James Hopkins |
| Art direction | John Hughes, John Koenig, George James Hopkins |
| Set decoration | George James Hopkins, John Hughes, John Koenig |
| Costume design | Orry-Kelly, Perc Westmore |
| Makeup | Perc Westmore, Orry-Kelly |
| Hairstyling | Perc Westmore, Orry-Kelly |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / Aug 14, 1943
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