The Bugle Sounds

The Bugle Sounds
File:The Bugle Sounds poster.jpg Film poster
Directed by	S. Sylvan Simon
Produced by	J. Walter Ruben
Screenplay by	Cyril Hume
Story by	Lawrence Kimble Cyril Hume
Starring	Wallace Beery Marjorie Main Lewis Stone George Bancroft Henry O'Neill Donna Reed Chill Wills
Music by	Lennie Hayton Daniele Amfitheatrof
Cinematography	Clyde De Vinna
Edited by	Ben Lewis
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	January 13, 1942 (1942-01-13)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Bugle Sounds is a 1942 World War II movie starring Wallace Beery as a cavalry sergeant resistant to replacing horses with tanks. The supporting cast includes Marjorie Main, Lewis Stone, George Bancroft, Donna Reed, and Chill Wills, and the film was directed by S. Sylvan Simon.

Plot summary

In 1941, Colonel Lawton (Lewis Stone) of the 19th Cavalry Regiment has to convert his unit from horses to tanks. Sergeant Patrick Aloysius 'Hap' Doan (Wallace Beery) has a hard time with the adjustments.

Cast

• Wallace Beery as Sergeant Patrick Aloysius 'Hap' Doan
• Marjorie Main as Susie
• Lewis Stone as Colonel Jack Lawton
• George Bancroft as Russ
• Henry O'Neill as Lieutenant Colonel Harry Seton
• Donna Reed as Sally Hanson
• Chill Wills as Sergeant Larry Dillon
• William Lundigan as Joey Hanson
• Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Sgt. Krims
• Tom Dugan as Sergeant Strong
• Ernest Whitman as Cartaret
• Roman Bohnen as Mr. Leech
• Jerome Cowan as Mr. Nichols
• Arthur Space as Hank
• Jonathan Hale as Brigadier-General

Notes

Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main starred in the following seven films together:

• Wyoming (1940)
• Barnacle Bill (1941)
• Jackass Mail (1942)
• The Bugle Sounds (1942)
• Rationing (1944)
• Bad Bascomb (1946)
• Big Jack (1949)

See also

• List of American films of 1942

External links

• The Bugle Sounds at IMDb
• The Bugle Sounds at AllMovie
• The Bugle Sounds at the TCM Movie Database
• The Bugle Sounds at the American Film Institute Catalog