Rookies on Parade (1941)
THAT MERRY MILITARY MUSICAL!
The story details the misadventures of two itinerant songwriters named Duke (Crosby) and Cliff (Foy) as they try to survive Army boot camp. Intending to boost the morale of their fellow draftees, our heroes stage a big musical show, which they eventually hope will graduate to Broadway.
- Date of release
- 1941-04-16
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 9m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Joseph Santley
Casting
- Bob Crosby — Duke Wilson
- Ruth Terry — Lois Rogers
- Gertrude Niesen — Marilyn Fenton
- Eddie Foy Jr. — Cliff Dugan
- Marie Wilson — Kitty Mulloy
- Cliff Nazarro — Joe Martin
- William Demarest — Mike Brady
- Sidney Blackmer — Augustus Moody
- Horace McMahon — Tiger Brannigan
- Jack Carr — Soldier
Interesting facts
Rookies on Parade is a 1941 musical comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Bob Crosby, Ruth Terry, Eddie Foy Jr. and Marie Wilson It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. The film marked the studio's entry into the pre-World War II military comedy genre. The Army technical advisor was Captain Jack Voglin who performed the same duty for the 1941 films You're in the Army Now, You'll Never Get Rich and Buck Privates.
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