Caught in the Draft (1941)

Directed by

David Butler

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A famous actor tries to avoid being drafted into the army but ends up enlisting by mistake. He then struggles to adapt to military life while pursuing a romantic interest.

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What happens

Caught in the Draft is a 1941 American comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour and Eddie Bracken. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Released six months before the Attack on Pearl Harbor and American entry into World War II it deals with the peacetime draft brought in the previous year as part of the country's mobilization preparations for future war. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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