Buck Privates Come Home

1947

Buck Privates Come Home

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Movie Info

After serving with a notable lack of distinction in WW2, Corporal Slicker Smith (Bud Abbott) and Private Herbie Brown (Lou Costello) return to the US. Unbeknownst to their sourpussed sergeant Collins (Nat Pendleton), Slicker and Herbie have smuggled cute little war orphan Evie (Beverly Simmons) past the immigration authorities. In their efforts to find a decent home for Evie, our heroes return to the prewar "jobs" as sidewalk salesmen, then make a disastrous attempt to collect their GI bonus money. They also struggle to save Evie from deportation, hiding her from the prying eyes of the ubiquitous Collins, who has likewise returned to his civilian job as a police officer. The climax finds Herbie participating in a big-money midget-car race, feverishly dodging pedestrians and motorists as he tries to escape the authorities. The film also includes a romantic subplot involving Tom Brown and Joan Fulton (later known as Joan Shawlee).

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Comedy
Directed By:

Charles Barton
Written By:

John Grant, Robert Lees, Frederic I. Rinaldo
In Theaters:

Mar 1, 1947 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Apr 8, 1998
Runtime:

77 minutes
Studio:

Universal

Cast

Bud Abbott
as Slicker Smith

Lou Costello
as Herbie Brown

Tom Brown
as Bill Gregory

Nat Pendleton
as Sgt. Michael Collins

Joan Shawlee
as Sylvia Hunter

Beverly Simmons
as Yvonne LeBru

Don Beddoe
as Mr. Roberts

Don Porter
as Captain

Donald MacBride
as Police Captain

Lane Watson
as 1st Lieutenant

William Ching
as 2nd Lieutenant

Peter Thompson
as Steve

George Beban Jr.
as Cal

Jimmie Dodd
as Whitey

Lennie Bremen
as Hank

Al Murphy
as Murphy

Bob Wilke
as Stan

William Haade
as Husband

Janna de Loos
as Wife

Buddy Roosevelt
as New York Cop

Chuck Hamilton
as New York Cop

Eddie Acuff

Cliff Clark

Russell Hicks
as Mr. Appleby

Joe Kirk
as Real Estate Salesman

Knox Manning
as Commentator

Milburn Stone
as Auto Race Announcer

Charles Trowbridge
as Mr. Quince

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Critic Reviews for Buck Privates Come Home

All Critics (5) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (1)

Well, it makes you laugh.

Apr 2, 2019 | Full Review…

Josephine O'Neill
Daily Telegraph (Australia)
The feature culminates in an elaborate automobile race.

Jul 21, 2006 | Rating: 3/5

Douglas Pratt
DVDLaser
Good representation of what made Abbott and Costello comedy superstars of their day.

May 11, 2006 | Rating: 3/5

Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

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Audience Reviews for Buck Privates Come Home

Apr 01, 2011

This comedy is pretty average for 1947, actually it's pretty corny, and not that funny. Overall, it's okay, not good but not too bad either.

Aj V Super Reviewer