Rookies in Burma (1943)
In the jungles of Burma, U.S. Army Privates Jerry Miles, and Mike Strager, are still spending most of their time on KP duty. However they are captured by the Japanese and taken to a prison camp and discover that their long-suffering Sergeant Burke has also been captured. They manage to escape and find their way to a Burmese village in which two American showgirls, Janie and Connie who have escaped from Shanghai, are stranded. They all borrow an elephant and head for India.
- Date of release
- 1943-12-20
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 2m
- Genres
- Comedy, War
- Director
- Leslie Goodwins
Casting
- Wally Brown — Jerry Miles
- Alan Carney — Mike Strager
- Erford Gage — Sergeant Burke
- Joan Barclay — Janie
- Claire Carleton — Connie
- Ted Hecht — Captain Tomura
Interesting facts
Rookies in Burma is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins from an original screenplay by Edward James. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, it was released on December 7, 1943, being a sequel to the earlier 1943 film, Adventures of a Rookie. Both Rookie military comedies star RKO's comedy team of the 1940s, Wally Brown and Alan Carney.
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