Buck Privates Come Home
1947 · Movie · NR · 77 min · ★ 6.4 · 75% critics
Two ex-soldiers come home from overseas with a young orphan secretly in tow, hoping to keep her safe while adjusting to civilian life. Their plans spiral into run-ins with an old authority figure, job troubles, and a chaotic brush with small-car racing.
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Details
- Years
- 1947
- Release date
- 1947-04-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (30 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like Abbott and Costello’s broad, family-friendly chaos, especially near Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man; Not for you if you need tight plotting or constant big laughs.
Pros: lively slapstick; warm family appeal; energetic chase scenes | Cons: thin story; fewer classic routines; uneven laughs
Themes
- new york city
- army
- car race
- con man
- sequel
- slapstick comedy
- police chase
- black and white
- racetrack
- war orphan
Cast & crew
Bud Abbott
as Slicker Smith
Lou Costello
as Herbie Brown
Tom Brown
as Bill Gregory
Joan Shawlee
as Sylvia Hunter
Nat Pendleton
as Sgt. Michael Collins
Beverly Simmons
as Yvonne 'Evie' LeBrec
Don Porter
as Capt. Christie
Donald MacBride
as Police captain
Don Beddoe
as Mr. Roberts (State Department)
Charles Trowbridge
as Mr. Quince
Directed by Charles Barton