Tanks a Million (1941)
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Chubby William Tracy starred as Dodo Doubleday, a feckless Army draftee blessed (or cursed) with a photographic memory. Inexplicably promoted to sergeant, Doubleday becomes the bane of topkick Sgt. Ames' (Joe Sawyer) existence.
- Date of release
- 1941-09-12
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Fred Guiol
Casting
- William Tracy — Sgt. Dorian 'Dodo' Doubleday
- James Gleason — Col. 'Spitfire' Barkley
- Noah Beery Jr. — Charlie Cobb
- Joe Sawyer — Sgt. William Ames
- Elyse Knox — Jeannie
- Douglas Fowley — Capt. Rossmead
- Knox Manning — Radio Interviewer Cardigan
- Frank Faylen — Pvt. Skivic
- Dub Taylor — Malloy
- Bert Moorhouse — Radio Station Announcer
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
Tanks a Million is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Fred Guiol. It was the first of Hal Roach's Streamliners, short films under an hour designed for the lower half of a double feature. The two leading characters, whiz-kid sergeant Doubleday and his rival Sergeant Ames, would go on to feature in seven more films, though the series has no overall title.
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