This Is the Army (1943)

This Is the Army (1943)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1943-08-14 United States of America 121 Min. PG-13
5.773 22 votes
Comedy, Music, Romance, War

Overview

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.

Cast

George Murphy is Jerry Jones
Jerry Jones
Joan Leslie is Eileen Dibble
Eileen Dibble
George Tobias is Maxie Twardofsky
Maxie Twardofsky
Alan Hale is Sergeant McGee
Sergeant McGee
Charles Butterworth is Eddie Dibble
Eddie Dibble
Dolores Costello is Mrs. Davidson
Mrs. Davidson
Una Merkel is Rose Dibble
Rose Dibble
Stanley Ridges is John Davidson
John Davidson
Rosemary DeCamp is Ethel Jones
Ethel Jones
Ruth Donnelly is Mrs. O'Brien
Mrs. O'Brien
Dorothy Peterson is Mrs. Nelson
Mrs. Nelson
Gertrude Niesen is World War One Vocalist
World War One Vocalist
Kate Smith is Herself
Herself
Ronald Reagan is Johnny Jones
Johnny Jones
Joe Louis is Joe Louis
Joe Louis
Irving Berlin is Irving Berlin (uncredited)
Irving Berlin (uncredited)
Dan Dailey is Soldier (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth is Soldier (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Gary Merrill is Backstage MP on Right (uncredited)
Backstage MP on Right (uncredited)
Gene Nelson is Soldier (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Hayden Rorke is Soldier / Stage Manager (uncredited)
Soldier / Stage Manager (uncredited)
James Cross is Stump
Stump
Alan Dexter is Soldier (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Tom D'Andrea is Tom D'Andrea
Tom D'Andrea
Herbert Anderson is Danny Davidson
Danny Davidson
John Daheim is Soldier (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Irving is Mandy In Yellow Dress (uncredited)
Mandy In Yellow Dress (uncredited)
Henry Jones is Mr. Brown / World War One Bugle Audition Observer (uncredited)
Mr. Brown / World War One Bugle Audition Observer (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold is Woman in D.C. Audience (uncredited)
Woman in D.C. Audience (uncredited)
Richard Reeves is Moore's Son's Dance Partner - 'Ladies of Chorus' (uncredited)
Moore's Son's Dance Partner - 'Ladies of Chorus' (uncredited)
Ernest Truex is Soldier's Father (uncredited)
Soldier's Father (uncredited)
William Roerick is Mr. Green
Mr. Green
Ross Elliott is Officer in Magician Skit
Officer in Magician Skit
Alan Manson is Hunting Skit Straight Man /Jane Cowl
Hunting Skit Straight Man /Jane Cowl
Irving Bacon is Waiter (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Richard Crane is Sergeant on Field March (uncredited)
Sergeant on Field March (uncredited)
Doodles Weaver is Soldier (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)