Caught in the Draft (1941)
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- Approved
- 1h 22min
- Comedy
- 04 Jul 1941 (USA)
- Movie
A movie star who can't stand loud noises accidentally joins the Army.
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Cast verified as complete
| Bob Hope | ... |
Don Bolton
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| Dorothy Lamour | ... |
Antoinette 'Tony' Fairbanks
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| Lynne Overman | ... |
Steve Riggs
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| Eddie Bracken | ... |
Bert Sparks
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| Clarence Kolb | ... |
Col. Peter Fairbanks
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| Paul Hurst | ... |
Sgt. Burns
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| Ferike Boros | ... |
Yetta
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| Phyllis Ruth | ... |
Margie
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| Irving Bacon | ... |
Cogswell
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| Arthur Loft | ... |
Movie Director
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| Edgar Dearing | ... |
Recruiting Sergeant
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| Heinie Conklin | ... |
Sign Hanger (scenesDeleted)
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| Phyllis Kennedy | ... |
Susan (scenesDeleted)
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| Murray Alper | ... |
Make-Up Man (uncredited)
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| Al Bain | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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| Marie Blake | ... |
Nurse with Castor Oil (uncredited)
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Robert Blewett | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Jack Chapin | ... |
Rookie (uncredited)
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| Noble 'Kid' Chissell | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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| Victor Cutler | ... |
Rookie (uncredited)
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Ray Dixon | ... |
Recruit (uncredited)
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| Jimmie Dodd | ... |
Indignant Patient (uncredited)
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Ray Flynn | ... |
Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
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| June Gittelson | ... |
Fat Hitchhiker (uncredited)
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| Fred Graham | ... |
Blue Army Soldier Slugged by Don (uncredited)
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| Edward Hearn | ... |
Operation Manager (uncredited)
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Earlene Heath | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Len Hendry | ... |
Corporal (uncredited)
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| Weldon Heyburn | ... |
Sergeant at Examining Depot (uncredited)
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Jerry Jerome | ... |
Captain (uncredited)
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| Jack Luden | ... |
Captain (uncredited)
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| George Lynn | ... |
Pilot (uncredited)
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Arch MacNair | ... |
Toothless Recruit (uncredited)
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Gene Mako | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Frank Marlowe | ... |
Pvt. Twitchell (uncredited)
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George McKay | ... |
Quartermaster Sergeant (uncredited)
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Patrick McVey | ... |
Soldier with Warning of Retreat (uncredited)
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| Frank Mitchell | ... |
Captain (uncredited)
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| Frances Morris | ... |
Stretcher Nurse (uncredited)
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| Ella Neal | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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| Frank O'Connor | ... |
Major on Review Stand (uncredited)
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| David Oliver | ... |
Cameraman (uncredited)
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Rita Owen | ... |
Cleaning Nurse (uncredited)
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Edward Peil Jr. | ... |
Patient (uncredited)
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Terrance Ray | ... |
Patient (uncredited)
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Edward Rickard | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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| Jeffrey Sayre | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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| Edwin Stanley | ... |
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
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| Eleanor Stewart | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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| Andrew Tombes | ... |
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
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| Archie Twitchell | ... |
Stretcher Patient (uncredited)
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Pat West | ... |
Army Cook (uncredited)
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Gloria Williams | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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| Dave Willock | ... |
Colonel's Orderly (uncredited)
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Directed by
| David Butler | ||
Written by
| Harry Tugend | ... | (original story) |
| Harry Tugend | ... | (screenplay) |
| Wilkie C. Mahoney | ... | (additional dialogue) |
Produced by
| Buddy G. DeSylva | ... | producer (as B.G. DeSylva) |
Music by
| Victor Young | ||
Cinematography by
| Karl Struss | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Irene Morra | ||
Art Direction by
| Haldane Douglas | ||
| Hans Dreier | ||
Costume Design by
| Edith Head | ||
Makeup Department
| Harry Ray | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Gene Merritt | ... | sound recordist |
| Walter Oberst | ... | sound recordist |
Stunts
| Fred Graham | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Frank Mitchell | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Charles Bradshaw | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
| John Leipold | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Leo Shuken | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Adolph Zukor | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
- Paramount Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1941) (United States) (theatrical) (as Paramount Pictures Corporation)
- Paramount Film Service (1941) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1941) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1941) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films of Argentina (1941) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1941) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2003) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Don Bolton is a movie star who can't stand loud noises. To evade the draft, he decides to get married...but falls for a colonel's daughter. By mistake, he and his two cronies enlist. In basic training, Don hopes to make a good impression on the fair Antoinette and her father, but his military career is largely slapstick. Will he ever get his corporal's stripes?
Written by Rod Crawford |
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| Taglines | THE BIG LAUGH BLITZ OF 1941! (original print media ad - all caps) See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | National Guardsmen trained the actors to be soldiers for the movie. See more » |
| Goofs | The nurse with the castor oil is wearing rank on both shoulders when she runs out of oil; she is not wearing rank on her right shoulder when she gives Don his first dose; she is wearing it again when she gives him the second dose. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Lights Fantastic (1942). See more » |
| Soundtracks | LOVE ME AS I AM See more » |
| Quotes |
Don Bolton:
[ogling Toni]
Mmmm, that's a bundle! She looks like Dorothy Lamour with clothes on. See more » |