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This Is the Army: Directed by Michael Curtiz. With George Murphy, Joan Leslie, George Tobias, Alan Hale. A soldier wounded in the War (WWI) becomes a producer and stages a show for the forces.
- (1.4K)
- Musical
- Michael Curtiz
- 1943-08-14
Reviews. 49% Audience Score 500+ Ratings. As the United States enters World War I in 1917, newly married actor Jerry Jones puts on an all-infantry musical to raise his fellow soldiers' morale. At...
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- Michael Curtiz
- Musical, Comedy
- George Murphy
This Is the Army is a 1943 American wartime musical comedy film produced by Jack L. Warner and Hal B. Wallis and directed by Michael Curtiz, adapted from a wartime stage musical with the same name, designed to boost morale in the U.S. during World War II, directed by Ezra Stone.
Jun 13, 2014 · The film version, credited to Casey Robinson and Claude Binyon (the latter credited with his military rank of captain, as were all of the officers and enlisted men in the cast and crew), unifies the two shows and two wars around a pair of Army recruits: Jerry Jones (George Murphy), drafted right off the stage of his hit Broadway show in 1917 ...
In WW II his son Johnny Jones, who was before his fathers assistant, gets the order to stage a knew all-soldier show, called THIS IS THE ARMY. But in his pesonal life he has problems, because he refuses to marry his fiancée until the war is over.
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- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Michael Curtiz
Although the movie was mainly a musical that merged entertainment and propaganda, a thin plot tells the story of Jerry Jones (George Murphy) and his son, Johnny (Ronald Reagan), during the course of two world wars. This Is The Army won an Academy Award in 1943 for best musical score.
Recommendations. A soldier wounded in the War (WWI) becomes a producer and stages a show for the forces.
