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This Is the Army is a 1943 American wartime musical comedy film produced by Hal B. Wallis and Jack L. Warner, and directed by Michael Curtiz, adapted from a wartime stage musical with the same name, designed to boost morale in the U.S. during World War II, directed by Ezra Stone. The screenplay by Casey Robinson and Claude Binyon was based on the 1942 Broadway musical by Irving Berlin, who also composed the film's 19 songs and broke screen protocol by singing one of them. The movie features a large ensemble cast, including George Murphy, Ronald Reagan, Joan Leslie, Alan Hale, Sr. and Rosemary DeCamp, while both the stage play and film included soldiers of the U.S. Army who were actors and performers in civilian life.
Original Release
08/14/1943
US Release
08/14/1943
Cast
Name | Character |
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George Murphy | Jerry Jones |
Joan Leslie | Eileen Dibble |
George Tobias | Maxie Twardofsky |
Alan Hale | Sgt. McGee / Sergeant McGee |
Charles Butterworth | Eddie Dibble |
Dolores Costello | Mrs. Davidson |
Una Merkel | Rose Dibble |
Stanley Ridges | Maj. John B. Davidson / John Davidson |
Rosemary DeCamp | Ethel Jones |
Ruth Donnelly | Mrs. O'Brien |
Directors
Writers
Irving Berlin, Casey Robinson, Claude Binyon, Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein
Cast
Name | Character |
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George Murphy | Jerry Jones |
Joan Leslie | Eileen Dibble |
George Tobias | Maxie Twardofsky |
Alan Hale | Sgt. McGee / Sergeant McGee |
Charles Butterworth | Eddie Dibble |
Dolores Costello | Mrs. Davidson |
Una Merkel | Rose Dibble |
Stanley Ridges | Maj. John B. Davidson / John Davidson |
Rosemary DeCamp | Ethel Jones |
Ruth Donnelly | Mrs. O'Brien |
Dorothy Peterson | Mrs. Nelson |
Frances Langford | Frances Langford / Herself |
Gertrude Niesen | World War One Vocalist |
Kate Smith | Kate Smith / Herself |
Ronald Reagan | Johnny Jones |
Joe Louis | Joe Louis |
Alan Anderson | Assistant Stage Manager Anderson |
Ezra Stone | M / Sgt. Ezra Stone |
Tom D'Andrea | Tommy |
James Burrell | Lead Singer - 'I'm Getting Tired' |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hal B. Wallis | Producer |
Jack L. Warner | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1944 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color | Nominated |
1944 | Oscar | Best Sound, Recording | Nominated |
1944 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture | Won |