''Sergeant Murphy'' is a 1938 American
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
B. Reeves Eason and written by
Sy Bartlett and
William Jacobs.
The film stars
Ronald Reagan,
Mary Maguire
Mary Maguire (born Hélène Teresa Maguire; 22 February 1919 – 18 May 1974) was an Australian-born actress who briefly became a Hollywood and British film star in the late 1930s.
Early life
Maguire was born in Melbourne, Australia, to Mi ...
,
Donald Crisp
Donald William Crisp (27 July 188225 May 1974) was an English film actor as well as an early producer, director and screenwriter. His career lasted from the early silent film era into the 1960s. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ...
, Ben Hendricks Jr. and
William B. Davidson. The film was released by
Warner Bros. on January 1, 1938.
Cast
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Ronald Reagan as Pvt. Dennis Reilley
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Mary Maguire
Mary Maguire (born Hélène Teresa Maguire; 22 February 1919 – 18 May 1974) was an Australian-born actress who briefly became a Hollywood and British film star in the late 1930s.
Early life
Maguire was born in Melbourne, Australia, to Mi ...
as Miss Mary Lou Carruthers
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Donald Crisp
Donald William Crisp (27 July 188225 May 1974) was an English film actor as well as an early producer, director and screenwriter. His career lasted from the early silent film era into the 1960s. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ...
as Col. Todd Carruthers
* Ben Hendricks Jr. as Cpl. Kane
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William B. Davidson as Maj. Gruff
* Max Hoffman Jr. as Sgt. Buck Connors
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Robert Paige as Lt. Duncan
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Emmett Vogan
Charles Emmett Vogan (September 27, 1893 – October 6, 1969) was an American actor with almost 500 film appearances from 1934 to 1954, making him, along with Bess Flowers, one of the most prolific film actors of all time.
In 1913, Vogan ...
as Maj. Smythe
* Tracy Layne as Texas
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Edmund Cobb
Edmund Fessenden Cobb (June 23, 1892 – August 15, 1974) was an American actor who appeared in more than 620 films between 1912 and 1966.
Biography
Cobb was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the son of William Henry Cobb and Eddie (Edmund ...
as Gruff's Adjutant
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Janet Shaw as Joan Furse
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Rosella Towne
Rosella Towne (January 20, 1918 – August 29, 2014) was an American film actress. She was born in Youngstown, Ohio. Her film career began in 1937, after making a screen test for Warner Bros. and signing a contract for the studio. At first she ...
as Alice Valentine
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Joan Valerie
Joan Valerie (born Helen Vlahakis; July 15, 1911 – January 30, 1983) was an American actress, who appeared mainly in B movies in the late 1930s and 1940s.
Early years
Born in Sparta, Wisconsin, Valerie was the daughter of Michael Vlahakis. ...
as Bess Merrill
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Sam McDaniel
Samuel Rufus McDaniel (January 28, 1886September 24, 1962)Tanner, Beccy (November 7, 1991)"McDaniel Opened Doors; 'Gone With the Wind' Was Actress' Most Famous Film" ''The Wichita Eagle''. Retrieved January 3, 2021. was an American actor who ap ...
as Henry H. Henry
* Sergeant Murphy as Sergeant Murphy
See also
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Ronald Reagan filmography
Ronald Reagan's first screen credit was the starring role in the 1937 movie ''Love Is on the Air'', and by the end of 1939 he had already appeared in 19 films. In 1938, he starred alongside Jane Wyman in '' Brother Rat''. Before '' Santa Fe Trai ...
References
External links
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1938 films
1938 comedy films
American comedy films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by B. Reeves Eason
Warner Bros. films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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