This Is the Army

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Based both on the play by Irving Berlin of the same name and his musical, Yip Yip Yaphank, this film pays tribute to American soldiers fighting in WW II (though Yip... was aimed at WW I) by providing a plot that includes a big Broadway-like show featuring many musical numbers. The all-star cast includes Ronald Reagan, George Murphy, Stanley Ridges, Kate Smith, Joe Louis and even Irving Berlin himself.

Cast

George Murphy
as Jerry Jones
Joan Leslie
as Eileen Dibble
Ronald Reagan
as Johnny Jones
Irving Berlin
as Himself
George Tobias
as Maxie Stoloff
Alan Hale
as Sgt. McGee
Charles Butterworth
as Eddie Dibble
Rosemary DeCamp
as Ethel
Dolores Costello
as Mrs. Davidson
Una Merkel
as Rose Dibble
Stanley Ridges
as Maj. Davidson
Ruth Donnelly
as Mrs. O'Brien
Dorothy Peterson
as Mrs. Nelson
Kate Smith
as Herself
Frances Langford
as Cafe Singer
Gertrude Niesen
as Singer
Gene Nelson
Joe Louis
as Himself
David Alan Anderson
as Soldier
Ezra Stone
as Soldier
Tom D'Andrea
as Soldier
James Burrell
as Soldier
Ross Elliott
as Soldier
Alan Manson
as Soldier
John Prince Mendes
as Soldier
Julie Oshins
as Soldier
Earl Oxford
as Soldier
Philip Truex
as Soldier
James MacColl
as Soldier
Ralph Magelssen
as Soldier
Tileston Perry
as Soldier
Joe Cook Jr.
as Soldier
Larry Weeks
as Soldier
Geno Erbisti
as Soldier
Angelo Buono
as Soldier
Louis Bednarcik
as Soldier
Jimmy Butler
Robert Shanley
as Ted Nelson
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Herbert Anderson
as Danny Davidson
Sgt. Fisher
as Blake Nelson
Victor Moore
as Fathers of Soldier
Richard Crane
Ernest Truex
as Fathers of Soldier
Jackie Brown
as Mike Nelson
Patsy Moran
as Marie Twardofsky
Jimmy Conlin
as Doorman
Ross Ford
Ilka Gruning
as Mrs. Twardofsky
Art Foster
Irving Bacon
as Waiter
Murray Alper
as Soldier
John James
as Soldiers at Camp Cook
Pierre Watkin
as Stranger
Henry Jones
as Soldier/Singer
Doodles Weaver
as Soldier on Cot
Leah Baird
as Old Timer's Wife
Joe E. Lewis
Warner Anderson
as Sports Announcer
Jack Young
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
Robin Sidney
as Mr. Jones - Recruit / 'Ladies of Chorus' Printer
William Roerich
as Mr. Green - Recruit
Dick Bernie
as Hunting Skit Comedian
Allen Pomeroy
John Draper
as Soldier
Arthur Space
Richard Irving
as Mandy - In Yellow Dress
Fred Kelly
as Mandy's Beau
Hank Henry
as Ladies of Chorus Plumber / Cigar Smoker in Canteen
J.P. Mandes
as Magician in Skit
Gene Berg
Arthur Steiner
as Soldier
Belmonte Cristiani
as Soldier
Pinkie Mitchell
as Cpl. Mitchell on Telelphone Pole / Comic General in Acrobat
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Audience Reviews for This Is the Army

  • Jul 15, 2019
    Made during WW2 this is an interesting example of the media as a propaganda device and another Irving Berlin "rah-rah-the-U.S.A.!" conceit. "Remember WW1? Well, we got through that one and so we'll get through this one the very same way...SINGING!" The assorted parties line up on either side of the stage for their entrance in this staged Main Street America parade, do their bit, and promptly exit stage. It's a real barn-burner. Ho-hum. The obvious in-your-face hard sell and forced optimism dates the work and gives the piece the unpleasant aftertaste of hucksterism.
    Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
  • Aug 16, 2010
    This Film has President Ronald Reagan in it, a very talented guy. Its a little while before he appears. Its made during WWII so its not as dramatic as most movies of Combat during that Era. Still with President Reagan in it deserves 3 1/2 stars.
    Bruce B Super Reviewer
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