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Buck Privates is a 1941 American musical military comedy film directed by Arthur Lubin that turned Bud Abbott and Lou Costello into bona fide movie stars. It was the first service comedy based on the peacetime draft of 1940.
Jan 26, 2022 · Buck Privates is a 1941 musical military comedy film that turned Bud Abbott and Lou Costello into bona fide movie stars. It was the first service comedy based on the peacetime draft of 1940. The comedy team made two more service comedies before the United States entered the war ( In the Navy and Keep 'Em Flying ).
- 84 min
Two salesmen enlist in the army to avoid jail and face their old nemesis, a police officer. The film features the Andrews Sisters, boogie-woogie music, and classic slapstick routines by the comedy duo.
- (4.8K)
- Comedy, Musical, War
- Arthur Lubin
- 1941-01-31
Two small-time con artists enlist in the Army to avoid the police.
- Arthur Lubin, Vernon Keays, Gil Valle
- Lee Bowman
Buck Privates is a 1941 American military musical comedy film starring the comedy duo of Abbott and Costello, directed by Arthur Lubin and costarring Lee Bowman, Jane Frazee, Alan Curtis, Nat Pendleton, and The Andrews Sisters.
BUCK PRIVATE meaning: a private in the U.S. Army or Marines used to stress that a private has the lowest rank in the military.
Buck Privates is the film that would cement Abbott and Costello as comedy stars. Moreover, the film was the first service comedy based upon the peacetime draft in 1940, followed by two additional films in which the duo would appear– In the Navy (1941) and Keep ‘Em Flying (1941).
