You're in the Army Now is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Jimmy Durante, Phil Silvers, Jane Wyman and Regis Toomey.Fetrow p.593 It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It features the longest kiss in film history to date (lasting three minutes and five seconds), a record that lasted until 1988. The film's copyright was renewed in 1969.
Synopsis Two vacuum cleaner salesmen are drafted into the army. Fast-talking Homer tries to convince their new colonel that the cavalry regiment needs to be mechanized and tries to arrange a deal on some tanks. Meanwhile, the colonel's daughter begins a romance with one of the captains in the unit.
Cast Characters Actors Homer 'Jeeper' Smith Jimmy Durante Breezy Jones Phil Silvers Bliss Dobson Jane Wyman Capt. Joe Radcliffe Regis Toomey Colonel Dobson Donald MacBride Sgt. Madden Joe Sawyer Brig. Gen. Damon P. Winthrop Clarence Kolb Gen. Philpot Paul Harvey Capt. Austin George Meeker Lt. Col Rogers Paul Stanton Sgt. Thorpe William Haade Army doctor John Maxwell Della Etta McDaniel
See also 1941 in film You're in the Navy Now, a 1951 comedy film
References
Bibliography Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: A United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
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