This Is the Army (1943)

Won 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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George Murphy

Jerry Jones

Joan Leslie

Eileen Dibble

George Tobias

Maxie Twardofsky

Alan Hale

Sgt. McGee

Charles Butterworth

Eddie Dibble

Dolores Costello

Mrs. Davidson

Una Merkel

Rose Dibble

Stanley Ridges

Maj. John B. Davidson

Rosemary DeCamp

Ethel Jones

Ruth Donnelly

Mrs. O'Brien

Dorothy Peterson

Mrs. Nelson

Frances Langford

Frances Langford

Gertrude Niesen

World War One Vocalist

Kate Smith

Kate Smith

Ronald Reagan

Johnny Jones
(as Lt. Ronald Reagan)

Joe Louis

Joe Louis
(as Sgt. Joe Louis)

Alan Anderson

Assistant Stage Manager Anderson
(as 1st Sgt Alan Anderson)

Ezra Stone

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(as M/Sgt. Ezra Stone)
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Trivia
The #1 moneymaker of 1943.

Goofs
The uniform worn by Gertrude Niesen in the opening sequence is strictly of a 1943, not 1917, design, complete with padded shoulders and knee length skirt, and totally inappropriate to the 1917 era.

Quotes
Irving Berlin: [singing] I've been a soldier quite awhile and I would like to state, the life is simply wonderful, the Army food is great. I sleep with 97 others in a wooden hut, I love them all, they all love me, It's very lovely, but - Oh, how I hate to get up in the morning...

Crazy credits
In the Credits, the cast members are listed in the following order: first the members, who never served in World War II, than the members of the US Armed Forces, starting with Lt. Ronald Reagan.

Alternate versions
Originally shown with a pre-credits overture and exit music after the film ends, both of which have been restored on the official DVD release.

Connections
Featured in Show-Business at War (1943)

Soundtracks
It's Your Country and My Country
Written by Irving Berlin
Sung by Gertrude Niesen

This movie is a classic of World War II movies. It was made as a moral booster during the war, and includes the music of Irving Berlin. One thing to note especially is the song "Someday I'm going to murder the bugler" which is sung by Irving Berlin himself (wearing his own WWI uniform).

In order to really appreciate this movie you need to understand the world in which it was made, which was a whole lot different than 2004. There was a world war and everyone was concerned about stopping evil. (as opposed to today, where everyone is concerned about how terrorism, or the fight against it, is going to disrupt their daily life)

This movie was made as a way to give people something to feel good about, and show patriotism.