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{{short description|1942 film by Edward F. Cline}}
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| story = Paul Girard
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| starring = [[Harry James]]<br>[[Patty Andrews]]<br>[[Maxene Andrews]]
| cinematography = [[Elwood Bredell]]
| cinematography = [[Elwood Bredell]]
| editing = Milton Carruth
| editing = Milton Carruth
| color_process = [[Black and white]]
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| studio = Universal Pictures
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'''''Private Buckaroo''''' is a 1942 American [[comedy film|comedy]] [[musical film]] directed by [[Edward F. Cline]] starring [[The Andrews Sisters]], [[Dick Foran]], [[Harry James]], [[Shemp Howard]], [[Joe E. Lewis]], and [[Jennifer Holt]]. The film tells the story of army recruits following basic training, with the [[Andrews Sisters]] attending [[USO]] dances.
'''''Private Buckaroo''''' is a 1942 American comedy-musical film directed by [[Edward F. Cline]] starring [[The Andrews Sisters]], [[Dick Foran]], [[Harry James]], [[Shemp Howard]], [[Joe E. Lewis]], and [[Jennifer Holt]]. The film tells the story of army recruits following basic training, with the [[Andrews Sisters]] attending [[USO]] dances.


==Plot==
==Plot==
Entertainer Lon Prentice initially is keen to enlist in the US Army but is prevented from this due to his having one flat foot. After having the flat fixed, he is accepted for enlistment. Soon after basic training begins, Private Prentice informs his commanding officer that he finds most military training useless, unnecessary and beneath him. His commander orders all the men that Private Prentice is exempt from doing things he doesn't want to do, which turns the entire camp against him.
Entertainer Lon Prentice initially is keen to enlist in the US Army but is prevented from this due to his having one flat foot. After having the flat fixed, he is accepted for enlistment. Soon after basic training begins, Private Prentice informs his commanding officer that he finds most military training useless, unnecessary and beneath him. His commander orders all the men that Private Prentice is exempt from doing things he doesn't want to do, which turns the entire camp against him.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[The Andrews Sisters]] ([[Maxene Andrews]], [[Patty Andrews]] and [[Laverne Andrews]])
* [[The Andrews Sisters]] ([[Maxene Andrews]], [[Patty Andrews]] and [[LaVerne Andrews]])
* [[Dick Foran]] as Lon Prentice
* [[Dick Foran]] as Lon Prentice
* [[Joe E. Lewis]] as Lancelot Pringle McBiff
* [[Joe E. Lewis]] as Lancelot Pringle McBiff
* [[Jennifer Holt]] as Joyce Mason
* [[Jennifer Holt]] as Joyce Mason
* [[Shemp Howard]] as First Sgt. 'Muggsy' Shavel
* [[Shemp Howard]] as First Sgt. 'Muggsy' Shavel
* [[Richard Davies (American actor)|Richard Davies]] as Lt. Howard Mason
* [[Richard Davies (American actor)|Richard Davies]] as Lt. Howard Mason
* [[Mary Wickes]] as Bonnie-Belle Schlopkiss
* [[Mary Wickes]] as Peggy
* [[Ernest Truex]] as Col. Elias Weatherford
* [[Ernest Truex]] as Col. Elias Weatherford
* [[Donald O'Connor]] as Donny
* [[Donald O'Connor]] as Donny
* [[Peggy Ryan]] as Peggy
* [[Peggy Ryan]] as Bonnie-Belle Schlopkiss
* [[Huntz Hall]] as Cpl. Anemic
* [[Huntz Hall]] as Cpl. Anemic
*Susan Levine as Tagalong
* Susan Levine as Tagalong
*[[Jivin' Jacks and Jills]] as Vocal Group
* [[Jivin' Jacks and Jills]] as Themselves
* [[Harry James]] as The Music Makers (as Harry James and His Music Makers)
* [[Harry James]] and His Music Makers as Themselves


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
*Dick Foran - "Private Buckaroo" (written by Charles Newman and [[Allie Wrubel]])
* Dick Foran – "Private Buckaroo" (written by Charles Newman and [[Allie Wrubel]])
*The Andrews Sisters - "[[Three Little Sisters]]" (written by [[Irving Taylor (songwriter)|Irving Taylor]] and [[Vic Mizzy]])
* The Andrews Sisters – "[[Three Little Sisters]]" (written by [[Irving Taylor (songwriter)|Irving Taylor]] and [[Vic Mizzy]])
*Dick Foran - "[[I'm in the Army Now]]"
* Dick Foran – "[[I'm in the Army Now]]"
*The Andrews Sisters - "Six Jerks in a Jeep" (written by Sid Robin)
* The Andrews Sisters – "Six Jerks in a Jeep" (written by Sid Robin)
*The Andrews Sisters - "[[Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)|Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree]]" (written by [[Sam H. Stept]] and [[Charles Tobias]])
* The Andrews Sisters – "[[Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree]]" (written by [[Sam H. Stept]] and [[Charles Tobias]])
*The Andrews Sisters - "James Session" danced by [[Donald O'Connor]], [[Peggy Ryan]] and [[The Jivin' Jacks and Jills]]
* The Andrews Sisters – "James Session" danced by [[Donald O'Connor]], [[Peggy Ryan]] and [[The Jivin' Jacks and Jills]]
*The Andrews Sisters - "Steppin' Out Tonight" based on the song "That's The Moon, My Son" (written by Art Kassel and [[Sammy Gallop]].
* The Andrews Sisters – "Steppin' Out Tonight", based on the song "That's The Moon, My Son" (written by Art Kassel and [[Sammy Gallop]])
*Dick Foran and Helen Forrest - "[[Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen]]"
* Dick Foran and Helen Forrest – "[[Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen]]"
*Harry James and His Music Makers - "Concerto for Trumpet"
* Harry James and His Music Makers – "Concerto for Trumpet"
*The Andrews Sisters - "Johnny Get Your Gun Again" (written by [[Don Raye]] and [[Gene de Paul]])
* The Andrews Sisters – "Johnny Get Your Gun Again" (written by [[Don Raye]] and [[Gene de Paul]])
*Dick Foran and The Andrews Sisters - "We've Got a Job To Do" (written by Vickie Knight)
* Dick Foran and The Andrews Sisters – "We've Got a Job to Do" (written by Vickie Knight)
*Joe E. Lewis - "I Love the South"
* Joe E. Lewis – "I Love the South"
*Helen Forrest with Harry James and His Music Makers - "[[You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)|You Made Me Love You]]" (written by [[Joseph McCarthy]] and [[James V. Monaco]])
* Helen Forrest with Harry James and His Music Makers – "[[You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)|You Made Me Love You]]" (written by [[Joseph McCarthy]] and [[James V. Monaco]])


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[List of American films of 1942]]
* [[List of American films of 1942]]
* [[List of films in the public domain in the United States]]
* [[List of films in the public domain in the United States]]

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
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*{{IMDb title|id=0035218}}
*{{Internet Archive film|id=private_buckaroo}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0035218}}
* {{amg movie|443447}}
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* {{tcmdb title|id=87194}}
* {{AFI film|27414}}
* {{Internet Archive film|id=private_buckaroo}}


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Latest revision as of 20:26, 3 October 2024

Private Buckaroo
Film poster
Directed byEdward F. Cline
Screenplay byEdmond Kelso
Edward James
Story byPaul Girard
Produced byKen Goldsmith
StarringHarry James
Patty Andrews
Maxene Andrews
CinematographyElwood Bredell
Edited byMilton Carruth
Color processblack and white
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • May 28, 1942 (1942-05-28) (Los Angeles)
  • June 12, 1942 (1942-06-12) (United States)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Private Buckaroo is a 1942 American comedy-musical film directed by Edward F. Cline starring The Andrews Sisters, Dick Foran, Harry James, Shemp Howard, Joe E. Lewis, and Jennifer Holt. The film tells the story of army recruits following basic training, with the Andrews Sisters attending USO dances.

Plot

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Entertainer Lon Prentice initially is keen to enlist in the US Army but is prevented from this due to his having one flat foot. After having the flat fixed, he is accepted for enlistment. Soon after basic training begins, Private Prentice informs his commanding officer that he finds most military training useless, unnecessary and beneath him. His commander orders all the men that Private Prentice is exempt from doing things he doesn't want to do, which turns the entire camp against him.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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See also

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References

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