This is from that collection of cheap b movies and features the Andrews Sisters.
This also has the fabulous Mary Wickes. She can liven up a movie just by being in the general vicinity of it, and when she’s on the screen, she’s just everything. And Shemp Howard is a perfect foil for her.
This is barely a movie, though. It’s a series of songs with some screwball stuff happening in between the numbers.
Which is fine by me; the is very easy on the brain. The music’s nice and the screwball stuff is amusing throughout. And occasionally laugh-out-loud funny.
Everybody joins the army halfway through the film! This is very patriotic but structurally odd. It also means less Mary Wickes, which is never a good thing.
“I’ve sipped from many a cup, but never a mug like this.”
“That’s beautiful.”
Private Buckaroo. Edward F. Cline. 1942.
Popular movies in May 1942 according to IMDB:
| Poster | Votes | Rating | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 11437 | 7.8 | Yankee Doodle Dandy |
 | 3079 | 7.5 | In This Our Life |
 | 880 | 7.2 | Prelude to War |
 | 2601 | 7.0 | Tarzan’s New York Adventure |
 | 352 | 7.0 | Take a Letter, Darling |
 | 730 | 6.9 | This Above All |
 | 1749 | 6.8 | The Spoilers |
 | 435 | 6.7 | Let’s Get Tough! |
 | 537 | 6.6 | Grand Central Murder |
 | 589 | 6.5 | The Falcon Takes Over |
This blog post is part of the Decade series.