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Rookies on Parade (1941)

Rookies on Parade poster
Directed by
Joseph Santley
Genre
musical film, musical comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 09m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of musicians join the army and get into comedic situations. Bob Crosby and Ruth Terry star in this musical comedy about army life before World War II.

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What happens

Rookies on Parade is a 1941 musical comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Bob Crosby, Ruth Terry, Eddie Foy Jr. and Marie Wilson It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. The film marked the studio's entry into the pre-World War II military comedy genre. The Army technical advisor was Captain Jack Voglin who performed the same duty for the 1941 films You're in the Army Now, You'll Never Get Rich and Buck Privates. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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