''Rookies on Parade'' is a 1941

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that was the studios entry into the pre-World War II Army comedy genre. The Army technical advisor was Captain Jack Voglin who performed the same duty on the 1941 films ''

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'', '' You'll Never Get Rich'', and ''

Buck Privates ''Buck Privates'' is a 1941 musical military comedy film that turned Bud Abbott and Lou Costello into bona fide movie stars. It was the first service comedy based on the peacetime draft of 1940. The comedy team made two more service comedies ...

''. The film was directed by

Joseph Santley Joseph Mansfield Santley (born Joseph Ishmael Mansfield, January 10, 1890 – August 8, 1971) was an American actor, singer, dancer, writer, director, and producer of musical theatre, musical theatre, theatrical plays motion pictures and tele ...

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Eddie Foy Jr. Edwin Fitzgerald Jr. (February 4, 1905 – July 15, 1983), known professionally as Eddie Foy Jr., was an American stage, film, and television actor. Early life Edwin Fitzgerald Jr. was born on February 4, 1905, in New Rochelle, New York, the ...

, and Marie Wilson star.

Cast

as Duke Wilson *

as Lois Rogers * Gertrude Niesen as Marilyn Fenton *

as Cliff Dugan * Marie Wilson as Kitty Mulloy * Cliff Nazarro as Joe Martin *

William Demarest Carl William Demarest (February 27, 1892 – December 27, 1983) was an American character actor, known especially for his roles in screwball comedies by Preston Sturges and for playing Uncle Charley in the sitcom '' My Three Sons'' Demarest, ...

as Mike Brady *

Sidney Blackmer Sidney Alderman Blackmer (July 13, 1895 – October 6, 1973) was an American Broadway and film actor active between 1914 and 1971, usually in major supporting roles. Biography Blackmer was born and raised in Salisbury, North Carolina, ...

as Augustus Moody *

Horace McMahon Horace McMahon (May 17, 1906 – August 17, 1971) was an American actor. He was one of Hollywood's favorite heavies. McMahon began his acting career on Broadway, then appeared in many films and television series. In 1962, he received a Pr ...

as Tiger Brannigan * William Wright as Bob Madison *Jimmy Alexander as Tommy

Production

Marie Wilson met Allan Nixon when she was starring and he played a supporting role in the film. Though she was considered engaged to

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, Wilson and Nixon eloped and later divorced.

Soundtrack

''I Love You More''
Lyrics by

Sammy Cahn Samuel Cohen (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993), known professionally as Sammy Cahn, was an American lyricist, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premi ...

Music by Saul Chaplin ''What More Do You Want''
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Music by Saul Chaplin ''My Kinda Music'' Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Music by Saul Chaplin ''You'll Never Get Rich''
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Music by Saul Chaplin
Performed by Eddie Foy Jr. ''Mother Never Told Me''
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Music by Saul Chaplin
Sung by Ruth Terry ''Rookies on Parade''
Music by

Jule Styne Jule Styne (; born Julius Kerwin Stein; December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994) was an English-American songwriter and composer best known for a series of Broadway musicals, including several famous frequently-revived shows that also became ...

Lyrics by Eddie Cherkose ''Chula Chi Hua Hua''
Written by Jule Styne, Sidney Clare and Nick Castle '' Londonderry Air''
Traditional
Music Arranged by Jule Styne
New Lyrics by Sidney D. Mitchell

Release

''Rookies on Parade'' was released in theatres April 17, 1941.

References

Sources

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External links

* 1941 films 1941 musical comedy films American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films Military humor in film Republic Pictures films American World War II films Films directed by Joseph Santley American musical comedy films 1940s American films {{WWII-film-stub