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Caught in the Draft

Caught in the Draft

Caught in the Draft

Caught in the Draft

THE BIG LAUGH BLITZ OF 1941

1941•1h 22m•

★5.9(19 ratings)

ComedyRomanceWar

Overview

Don Bolton is a movie star who can't stand loud noises. To evade the draft, he decides to get married...but falls for a colonel's daughter. By mistake, he and his two cronies enlist. In basic training, Don hopes to make a good impression on the fair Antoinette and her father, but his military career is largely slapstick. Will he ever get his corporal's stripes?

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Main Cast

Bob Hope

Bob Hope

Don Bolton

Dorothy Lamour

Dorothy Lamour

Antoinette 'Tony' Fairbanks

Eddie Bracken

Eddie Bracken

Bert Sparks

Lynne Overman

Lynne Overman

Steve Riggs

Clarence Kolb

Clarence Kolb

Col. Peter Fairbanks

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Sgt. Burns

Ferike Boros

Ferike Boros

Yetta

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Cogswell

Arthur Loft

Arthur Loft

Movie director

Phyllis Ruth

Phyllis Ruth

Margie

Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing

Recruiting Sergeant

Marie Blake

Marie Blake

Castor Oil Nurse (uncredited)

Full Crew

Direction

Director: David Butler

Writing

Screenplay: Harry Tugend

Production

Producer: Buddy G. DeSylva

Music & Sound

Sound Recordist: Gene Merritt
Sound Recordist: Walter Oberst
Original Music Composer: Victor Young

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Karl Struss

Editing

Editor: Irene Morra

Art Direction

Art Direction: Haldane Douglas
Art Direction: Hans Dreier

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Edith Head

Keywords

basic training

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "THE BIG LAUGH BLITZ OF 1941"

#2

The runtime is 82 minutes (1h 22m).

#3

The film was directed by David Butler.

#4

The screenplay was written by Harry Tugend.

#5

The score was composed by Victor Young.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Karl Struss.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0033455.

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Rating

5.9/10

Average

19 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Caught in the Draft

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

NR

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures