Buck Privates Come Home
“They're Out of the Army!”
Synopsis
Two ex-soldiers return from overseas--one of them having smuggled into the country a French orphan girl he has become attached to. They wind up running into their old sergeant--who hates them--and getting involved with a race-car builder who's trying to find backers for a new midget racer he's building.
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Principal cast & crew: 20
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Edited by Edward CurtissShot by Charles Van EngerScored by Walter Schumann
Box Office
1947 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.0× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$2.4M
Also known as
- Zwei trübe Tassen - vom Militär entlassende
- Deux nigauds démobilisésfr
- Addio all'esercitoit
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Cast & Crew
20 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Bud Abbott
as Corporal Slicker Smith
Lou Costello
as Private Herbie Brown
Tom Brown
as Bill Gregory
Joan Shawlee
as Sylvia Hunter
Nat Pendleton
as Sergeant Collins
Beverly Simmons
as Yvonne (Evie) LeBrec
Don Porter
as Captain Christie
Donald Macbride
as Police Captain
Don Beddoe
as Mr. Roberts
Charles Trowbridge
as Mr. Quince
Directors
1Writers
4Producers
1Other crew
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