''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 ol ...

directed by B. Reeves Eason and written by

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and William Jacobs. The film stars Ronald Reagan,

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, Ben Hendricks Jr. and William B. Davidson. The film was released by

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on January 1, 1938.

Cast

* Ronald Reagan as Pvt. Dennis Reilley *

as Miss Mary Lou Carruthers *

as Col. Todd Carruthers * Ben Hendricks Jr. as Cpl. Kane * William B. Davidson as Maj. Gruff * Max Hoffman Jr. as Sgt. Buck Connors *

Robert Paige Robert Paige (born John Arthur Paige, December 2, 1911 – December 21, 1987) was an actor and a TV newscaster and political correspondent and Universal Pictures leading man who made 65 films in his lifetime: he was the only actor ever allowed t ...

as Lt. Duncan *

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 * Edmund Cobb as Gruff's Adjutant * Janet Shaw as Joan Furse * Rosella Towne as Alice Valentine * Joan Valerie as Bess Merrill * Sam McDaniel as Henry H. Henry * Sergeant Murphy as Sergeant Murphy

References

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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 {{1930s-comedy-film-stub

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