Buck Privates

Swing it!

Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor. A rich young man and his former working class chauffeur are not only in the same unit, they're vying for a pretty girl who seems attracted to both.

Comedy Music

Bud Abbott

(Slicker Smith)

Lou Costello

(Herbie Brown)

Lee Bowman

(Randolph Parker III)

Jane Frazee

(Judy Gray)

Alan Curtis

(Bob Martin)

Nat Pendleton

(Sgt. Michael Collins)

Laverne Andrews

(Laverne Andrews)

Maxene Andrews

(Maxene Andrews)

Patty Andrews

(Patty Andrews)

Samuel S. Hinds

(Maj. Gen. Emerson)

Harry Strang

(Sgt. Callahan)

Nella Walker

(Mrs. Parker II)

Leonard Elliott

(Henry)

Shemp Howard

(Chef)

M.J. Frankovich

(Announcer)

Dora Clement

(Miss Durling - Camp Hostess)

Jean Brooks

(Camp Hostess)

Janet Warren

(Camp Hostess)

Kay Leslie

(Camp Hostess)

Nina Orla

(Camp Hostess)

Dorothy Darrell

(Camp Hostess)

Al Billings

(Tough Fighter - Maguire's Replacement (uncredited))

Stanley Blystone

(Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited))

John Butler

(Supply Sergeant (uncredited))

John Cason

(Fighter (uncredited))

Charles Coleman

(Edmunds (uncredited))

Tom Coleman

(Army Officer (uncredited))

Dean Collins

(Dancer (uncredited))

Frank Cook

(Harmonica and Guitar Player (uncredited))

Pat Costello

(Recruit Who Slugs Herbie (uncredited))

Frankie Dolan

(Fighter (uncredited))

Kenne Duncan

(Sergeant on Sidewalk with Sgt. Collins (uncredited))

Franklyn Farnum

(Officer (uncredited))

James Flavin

(Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited))

Lloyd Ford

(Fighter (uncredited))

Harold Goodwin

(Sergeant Leading Recruits Through Train Station (uncredited))

William Gould

(Recruiting Major (uncredited))

Frankie Grandetta

(Pvt. Maguire - Small Boxer (uncredited))

Eddie Hall

(Craps Player on Train (uncredited))

William Hall

(Corporal (uncredited))

Buddy Harris

(Train Porter (uncredited))

Jerome Harte

(Corporal (uncredited))

George Hoagland

(Fight Spectator (uncredited))

J. Anthony Hughes

(Capt. Williams (uncredited))

Selmer Jackson

(Capt. Johnson (uncredited))

Charles King Jr.

(Cadet (uncredited))

Jimmie Lucas

(Corporal (uncredited))

George Magrill

(Patrol Car Driver (uncredited))

Jewel McGowan

(Dancer (uncredited))

Bud Mercer

(Cadet (uncredited))

Lyle Moraine

(Lt. Poole (uncredited))

Will Morgan

(Lieutenant (uncredited))

Jack Mulhall

(Medical Examiner (uncredited))

Nell O'Day

(Camp Hostess (uncredited))

Frank Penny

(Sgt. Marks (uncredited))

Jack Perrin

(Conductor (uncredited))

Don Raye

(Dick Burnette (uncredited))

Tom Reed

(Lieutenant (uncredited))

Bob Reeves

(Conductor (uncredited))

Franklin D. Roosevelt

(President Roosevelt (archive footage) (uncredited))

Stanley Smith

(Corporal (uncredited))

Henry L. Stimson

(Secretary of State (archive footage) (uncredited))

Tom Tyler

(Boxing Match Ring Announcer (uncredited))

Frankie Van

(Second at Boxing Match (uncredited))

Robert Wayne

(Lieutenant (uncredited))

Douglas Wood

(Randolph Parker II (uncredited))

Carleton Young

(Supply Sergeant (uncredited))

Hugh Prince

(Henry (uncredited))