At War with the Army

At War with the Army (1950)

America's Funniest Guys are G.I.s!

Two former nightclub partners are now enlisted in the Army. Sergeant Puccinelli ranks above his former partner, Private First Class Korwin. Puccinelli is desperately trying to get transferred from his dull job to active duty overseas. Meanwhile, all Korwin wants is a pass to see his wife and new baby.

Date of release
1950-12-31
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (59)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Comedy, War
Director
Hal Walker

Casting

Interesting facts

At War with the Army is a 1950 American musical comedy film directed by Hal Walker and released by Paramount Pictures. It stars the comedy team of Martin and Lewis and introduces Polly Bergen. Filmed from July through August 1949, the film premiered in San Francisco on New Year's Eve 1950 before opening nationwide on January 17, 1951. It was rereleased in 1958 by OMAT Pictures.

Production

The film is based on a three-act farcical play by James B. Allardice that ran for 151 performances at the Booth Theatre on Broadway from March 8, 1949, to July 16, 1949. The film rights were sold in June 1949 for $50,000 to producer Fred F. Finklehoffe, who wrote the screenplay. Finklehoffe originally intended to produce the film in New York with exteriors to be shot at a local military base.

Dean Martin's character of Vic Puccinelli was named Robert Johnson in the stage production, in which it was played by Gary Merrill. Two characters from the play were combined to create Jerry Lewis's character.

Following the release At War with the Army in 1951, Martin and Lewis became embroiled in a legal battle with Screen Associates, Inc., for whom they had agreed to create seven films through the duo's own company, York Productions.

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