Journalist Marion Hargrove enters the Army intending to supplement his income by writing about his training experiences. He muddles through basic training at Fort Bragg with the self-serving help of a couple of buddies intent on cutting themselves in on that extra income.
Cast
Robert Walker
Pvt. Marion Hargrove
Donna Reed
Carol Holiday
Keenan Wynn
Pvt. Mulvehill
Grant Mitchell
Uncle George
Ray Collins
Brodie S. Griffith
Chill Wills
First Sgt. Cramp
Bob Crosby
Bob
Marta Linden
Mrs. Holliday
George Offerman, Jr.
Pvt. Orrin Esty
Edward Fielding
Gen. Dillon
Donald Curtis
Sgt. Heldon
William Phillips
Pvt. Bill Burk (as Wm. 'Bill' Phillips)
Douglas Fowley
Capt. R.S. Manville
Harry Tyler
Man on Train (uncredited)
Louis Jean Heydt
Officer Administering Oath (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
M.P. (uncredited)
Mantan Moreland
Train Porter (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
Mess Hall Sergeant (uncredited)
Robert Benchley
Mr. Holliday
Crew
Wesley Ruggles
Director
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Writer
Harry Kurnitz
Screenplay
Marion Hargrove
Book
Frank E. Hull
Editor
Charles Lawton Jr.
Director of Photography
George Haight
Producer
Irene
Costume Supervisor
Stephen Goosson
Assistant Art Director
Douglas Shearer
Sound Director
David Snell
Music
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Ralph S. Hurst
Assistant Set Decoration
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
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