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Private Jones (1933)

Private Jones poster
Directed by
Russell Mack
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
NR
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man joins the army and gets into comic situations with his fellow soldiers and a love interest. The film follows his antics as he adjusts to military life.

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What happens

Private Jones is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Russell Mack and written by Prescott Chaplin, Bill Cohen, George Jessel, William N. Robson and Sam Spewack. The film, which stars Lee Tracy, Gloria Stuart, Donald Cook, Emma Dunn, Shirley Grey and Frank McHugh, was released by Universal Pictures on March 25, 1933. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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