Buck Privates (1941)
5/10
Buck Privates in A Country Headed to War **1/2
26 June 2006
Predictable cute farce about life in the army.

To avoid capture by the police, Abbott and Costello unintentionally join the army.

Lee Bowman plays a play-boy who is too busy with the women to be part of this man's army.

The Andrews Sisters belt out their familiar 1940 songs. The boys are zany and generally a good time is had by all. Bowman shows himself to be good at the rifle range. When he ducks out of a shootout,in order to be with a female, the guys rightfully turn on him. Naturally, Bowman has a change of heart. When he turns down Officers Candidate School to remain in the outfit, he shows himself to be a true American. It's all mom and apple pie after that.
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