Buck Privates Come Home (1947)

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After serving with a notable lack of distinction in WW2, Corporal Slicker Smith (Bud Abbott) and Private Herbie Brown (Lou Costello) return to the US. Unbeknownst to their sourpussed sergeant Collins (Nat Pendleton), Slicker and Herbie have smuggled cute little war orphan Evie (Beverly Simmons) past… More After serving with a notable lack of distinction in WW2, Corporal Slicker Smith (Bud Abbott) and Private Herbie Brown (Lou Costello) return to the US. Unbeknownst to their sourpussed sergeant Collins (Nat Pendleton), Slicker and Herbie have smuggled cute little war orphan Evie (Beverly Simmons) past the immigration authorities. In their efforts to find a decent home for Evie, our heroes return to the prewar "jobs" as sidewalk salesmen, then make a disastrous attempt to collect their GI bonus money. They also struggle to save Evie from deportation, hiding her from the prying eyes of the ubiquitous Collins, who has likewise returned to his civilian job as a police officer. The climax finds Herbie participating in a big-money midget-car race, feverishly dodging pedestrians and motorists as he tries to escape the authorities. The film also includes a romantic subplot involving Tom Brown and Joan Fulton (later known as Joan Shawlee). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 17 min.
Directed By: Charles Barton
Written By: Richard Macauley, John Grant, Robert Lees
Genres: Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Mar 1, 1947 Wide

Critic Reviews

Douglas Pratt, DVDLaser
The feature culminates in an elaborate automobile race.
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Good representation of what made Abbott and Costello comedy superstars of their day.

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AJ V

This comedy is pretty average for 1947, actually it's pretty corny, and not that funny. Overall, it's okay, not good but not too bad either.

Cast

            Bud Abbott as Cpl. Slicker Smith

            Lou Costello as Herbie Brown

            George Beban Jr. as Cal

            Don Beddoe as Mr. Roberts

            Nat Pendleton as Sgt. Collins

            Lennie Bremen as Hank

            Tom Brown as Bill Gregory

            Joan Fulton as Sylvia Hunter

            William Ching as Second Lieutenant

            Janna DeLoos as Wife

            Jimmie Dodd as Whitey

            William Haade as Husband

            Chuck Hamilton as New York Cop

            Donald MacBride as Police Captain

            Al Murphy as Murphy

            Don Porter as Capt. Christie

            Buddy Roosevelt as New York Cop

            Beverly Simmons as Yvonne LeBru

            Peter Thompson as Steve

            Lane Watson as First Lieutenant

            Bob Wilke as Stan

            Eddie Acuff
            
            Cliff Clark
            
            Russell Hicks as Mr. Appleby

            Joe Kirk as Real Estate Salesman

            Knox Manning as Commentator

            Milburn Stone as Auto Race Announcer

            Charles Trowbridge as Mr. Quince
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