This Is the Army (1943)
- 5.8
- 121 mins
- Musical, Comedy
Storyline
In WWI dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the war, he becomes a producer. In WWII his son Johnny Jones, who was before his father's assistant, gets the order to stage a new all-soldier show, called This is the Army. But in his personal life he has problems, because he refuses to marry his fiancée until the war is over.—Stephan Eichenberg
Plot Keywords
blackface, world war one, world war two, song and dance, patriotism, military, man dressed as woman, famous song, soldier, u.s. army, male female relationship, orchestral music score, based on stage musical, 1910s, 1940s, show, blockbuster, basic training
Short Review
It's never less than fascinating, and there's a lot to be said for the kind of weird history lesson movies like this represent.
Trailer
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