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Director:
Writers:
Casey Robinson (writer) &
Claude Binyon (writer)
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Release Date:
14 August 1943 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
It's your own army - in the army's own show!
Plot:
In WW I dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the War... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 nominations more
User Comments:
This movie is a classic more (23 total)

Cast

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George Murphy ... Jerry Jones

Joan Leslie ... Eileen Dibble
George Tobias ... Maxie Twardofsky
Alan Hale ... Sgt. McGee
Charles Butterworth ... Eddie Dibble
Dolores Costello ... Mrs. Davidson
Una Merkel ... Rose Dibble
Stanley Ridges ... Maj. John B. Davidson
Rosemary DeCamp ... Ethel Jones
Ruth Donnelly ... Mrs. O'Brien
Dorothy Peterson ... Mrs. Nelson
Frances Langford ... Herself
Gertrude Niesen ... World War One Vocalist
Kate Smith ... Herself

Ronald Reagan ... Johnny Jones (as Lt. Ronald Reagan)
Joe Louis ... Himself (as Sgt. Joe Louis)
Alan Anderson ... Soldier (as 1st Sgt. Alan Anderson)
Ezra Stone ... Soldier (as M/Sgt. Ezra Stone)
Tom D'Andrea ... Soldier (as T/Sgt. Tom D'Andrea)
James Burrell ... Soldier (as S/Sgt. James Burrell)
Ross Elliott ... Soldier (as Sgt. Ross Elliot)
Alan Manson ... Soldier (as Sgt. Alan Manson)
John Prinze Mendes ... Soldier (as Sgt. John Prinze Mendes)
Julie Oshins ... Pvt. Twardofsky (as Sgt. Julie Oshins)
Earl Oxford ... Soldier (as Sgt. Earl Oxford)
Robert Shanley ... Ted Nelson (as Sgt. Robert Shanley)
Philip Truex ... Soldier (as Sgt. Philip Truex)
James MacColl ... Soldier / Alfred Lunt (as Cpl. James MacColl)

Herbert Anderson ... Danny Davidson (as Cpl. Herbert Anderson)
Ralph Magelssen ... Soldier (as Cpl. Ralph Magelssen)
Tilestone Perry ... Soldier / Lynn Fontanne (as Cpl. Tileston Perry)
John Cook Jr. ... Soldier (as Pfc. Joe Cook Jr.)
Larry Weeks ... Soldier (as Pfc. Larry Weeks)
The Allon Trio ... Themselves
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Murray Alper ... Soldier (uncredited)
Warner Anderson ... Kate Smith's announcer (uncredited)
Irving Bacon ... Waiter (uncredited)
Leah Baird ... Old-timer's wife (uncredited)
Louis Bednarcik ... Soldier (uncredited)
Irving Berlin ... Himself (uncredited)
Dick Bernie ... Soldier (uncredited)
Carlyle Blackwell Jr. ... Soldier (uncredited)
Jackie Brown ... Mike Nelson (uncredited)
Angelo Buono ... Soldier (uncredited)
Jimmy Butler ... Soldier (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr. ... Soldier at camp (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin ... Stage doorman (uncredited)
Richard Crane ... Sergeant on field march (uncredited)
Belmonte Cristiani ... Soldier (uncredited)
James Cross ... Tap dancer (uncredited)
John Daheim ... Soldier (uncredited)
Gayle DeCamp ... Soldier (uncredited)
Alan Dexter ... Soldier (uncredited)
John Draper ... Soldier (uncredited)
Geno Erbisti ... Soldier (uncredited)

Richard Farnsworth ... Soldier (uncredited)
Martin Faust ... Soldier (uncredited)
Sgt. Fisher ... Blake Nelson (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Woman in Audience (uncredited)
Ross Ford ... Soldier (uncredited)
Art Foster ... Soldier (uncredited)
Ilka Grüning ... Mrs. Twardofsky (uncredited)

Eddie Hall ... Sailor (uncredited)
Hank Henry ... Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Irving ... Soldier (uncredited)
John James ... Soldier (uncredited)
Jerry Jarrett ... Soldier (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson ... Boy (uncredited)
Henry Jones ... Soldier / Mr. Brown (uncredited)
Fred Kelly ... Soldier (uncredited)
Bill Kennedy ... News Commentator (uncredited)
J.P. Mandes ... Soldier (uncredited)
Gary Merrill ... Soldier (uncredited)
Pinkie Mitchell ... Herself (uncredited)
Victor Moore ... Father of soldier (uncredited)
Patsie Moran ... Marie Twardofsky (uncredited)
Gene Nelson ... Soldier (uncredited)
Allen Pomeroy ... Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Reeves ... Soldier (uncredited)
Sydney Robin ... Soldier (uncredited)
William Roerick ... Soldier (uncredited)
Hayden Rorke ... Soldier / Stage Manager (uncredited)
Arthur Space ... Soldier (uncredited)
Arthur Steiner ... Soldier (uncredited)
Ernest Truex ... Father of soldier (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin ... Stranger in audience (uncredited)
Doodles Weaver ... Soldier (uncredited)
Bert Whitley ... Soldier (uncredited)
Jack Young ... Franklin D. Roosevelt (uncredited)
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Directed by
Michael Curtiz 
 
Writing credits
Irving Berlin (play) uncredited

Casey Robinson (writer) &
Claude Binyon (writer) (as Capt. Claude Binyon)

Produced by
Hal B. Wallis .... producer
Jack L. Warner .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Bert Glennon 
Sol Polito 
 
Film Editing by
George Amy 
 
Art Direction by
John Hughes 
John Koenig  (as Lt. John Koenig)
 
Set Decoration by
George James Hopkins 
 
Costume Design by
Orry-Kelly  (as Pvt. Orry-Kelly)
 
Makeup Department
Perc Westmore .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Heath .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
C.A. Riggs .... sound
 
Special Effects by
Jack Cosgrove .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Richard Farnsworth .... stunts (uncredited)
Allen Pomeroy .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
James Leicester .... montage
Don Siegel .... montage
 
Music Department
Irving Berlin .... composer: music and lyrics
Leo F. Forbstein .... musical director
Ray Heindorf .... orchestral arrangements
Ray Heindorf .... composer: music cues (uncredited)
Max Steiner .... composer: music cues (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Edward A. Blatt .... dialogue director (as Sgt. Edward Blatt)
Natalie Kalmus .... technicolor color director
Frank T. McCabe .... technical advisor (as Lt. Col. Frank T. McCabe)
Richard Mueller .... associate technicolor color director
LeRoy Prinz .... production number stager (as Leroy Prinz)
Robert Sidney .... production number stager (as M/Sgt. Robert Sidney)
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
121 min
Country:
Language:
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
UK:PG (DVD rating) (2005) | UK:U (original rating) | Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

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Trivia:
Adapted from a Broadway show that opened at the Alvin Theater (now known as the Neil Simon Theatre) on July 4, 1942 and ran for 113 performances. Irving Berlin, Ross Elliott, Dan Healy, Richard Irving, Burl Ives, Fred Kelly (brother of Gene Kelly), Harold J. Kennedy, Gary Merrill and Robert Moore were in the opening night cast. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: During the "God Bess America" sequence, Kate Smith barrels up to the microphone and her dubbed-in voice is heard to say "It is my happy privilege to introduce a new song: 'God Bless America'" If you read her lips, however, she actually says the words "new tune." more
Quotes:
Jerry Jones: Will you marry me tonight?
Ethel: Well, of course.
Jerry Jones: Wonderful. Congratulations, darling, you're a war bride. I've just been drafted.
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Soundtrack:
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10 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
This movie is a classic, 1 January 2004
Author: zekehansell from Central Ohio

This movie is a classic of World War II movies. It was made as a moral booster during the war, and includes the music of Irving Berlin. One thing to note especially is the song "Someday I'm going to murder the bugler" which is sung by Irving Berlin himself (wearing his own WWI uniform).

In order to really appreciate this movie you need to understand the world in which it was made, which was a whole lot different than 2004. There was a world war and everyone was concerned about stopping evil. (as opposed to today, where everyone is concerned about how terrorism, or the fight against it, is going to disrupt their daily life)

This movie was made as a way to give people something to feel good about, and show patriotism.

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