An Army draftee with a good memory makes sergeant and saves the day.An Army draftee with a good memory makes sergeant and saves the day.An Army draftee with a good memory makes sergeant and saves the day.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
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Eddie Hall
- Soldier
- (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
- Radio Station Announcer
- (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
- Radio Station Representative
- (uncredited)
David Newell
- Lt. Jennings
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThis was first purchased for telecast in New York City in mid-1948 by WPIX (Channel 11), as part of its newly acquired series of three dozen Hal Roach feature film productions, originally released theatrically between 1931-43 and now being syndicated for television broadcast by Regal Television Pictures. However, no record of WPIX ever showing the film has been found. Its earliest documented telecasts took place in Chicago Sunday 23 January 1949 on WBKB (Channel 4), in Philadelphia Tuesday 31 May 1949 on WCAU (Channel 10), in New York City Tuesday 2 August 1949 on WJZ (Channel 7), which picked up the Roach package after WPIX was finished with it, and in Cincinnati Sunday 4 September 1949 on WCPO (Channel 7).
- ConnectionsFollowed by Hay Foot (1942)
- SoundtracksYou're in the Army Now
Music by Isham Jones
Featured review
James Gleason at his best
This cute little pre-war comedy is typical fare for the era. Some nice performances make it a nice little catch for fans of immediate pre-war and wartime comedies. I found it by seeing it on James Gleason's filmography. The fine old character actor turns in one of his better performances as Col. "Spitfire" Barkley. Gleason would later gain notoriety for playing William Bendix's father-in-law in the movie version of Life of Riley and for supporting roles in films such as The Night of the Hunter.
I wasn't familiar with William Tracy, but he impressed me as the lead, "Dodo" Doubleday, a railroad information specialist, turned solider, with a photographic memory and a naïve inability to discern when his knowledge isn't wanted. Joe Sawyer is also amusing as the befuddled Sergeant Ames.
Tanks A Million was surprisingly nominated for an Oscar for best musical score. I wouldn't have expected it to be nominated for any although Gleason conceivably could have been in the running for best supporting actor in a comedy. Still, for clean, good old-fashioned fun, this is still a nice little movie.
I wasn't familiar with William Tracy, but he impressed me as the lead, "Dodo" Doubleday, a railroad information specialist, turned solider, with a photographic memory and a naïve inability to discern when his knowledge isn't wanted. Joe Sawyer is also amusing as the befuddled Sergeant Ames.
Tanks A Million was surprisingly nominated for an Oscar for best musical score. I wouldn't have expected it to be nominated for any although Gleason conceivably could have been in the running for best supporting actor in a comedy. Still, for clean, good old-fashioned fun, this is still a nice little movie.
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- Runtime50 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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