Synopsis
Nightclub entertainer Hap Smith has a new act since his former partner Chick Allen joined the army. With his lovely new female partner, Hap now plays a clownish parody of a soldier. When Chick organises a soldier show at Fort Benning, he realizes he needs his former partner's help—so, to get onto the base, Hap impersonates a hapless real soldier, but circumstances force them to prolong the masquerade, creating an increasingly tangled Army-sized SNAFU.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
30 audience votes
Key crew
- Norman TaurogDirector
- Robert LeesScreenplay
- Frederic I. RinaldoScreenplay
- Herbert BakerScreenplay
- Joseph J. LilleyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Dean MartinChick Allen
- Jerry LewisHap Smith
- Mona FreemanBetsy Carter
- Don DeForeLieutenant Kelsey
- Robert StraussSergeant McClusky
- Richard ErdmanDogface Dolan
- Ray TealW.W. Timmons
- Marcy McGuireJulia Loring
- Danny ArnoldPrivate Evans
- Russ ConwayColonel
- Norma EberhardtCanteen Hostess
Stills
Themes
paratroops