Caught In The Draft (1941)
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Bob Hope plays a famous movie star who does his best to avoid the pre-war draft, but ends up in uniform all the same. Hope marries Dorothy Lamour, the daughter of Army colonel Clarence Kolb, in hopes that this union will help him sidestep military service. Stuck in boot camp, Hope is a class-A… More Bob Hope plays a famous movie star who does his best to avoid the pre-war draft, but ends up in uniform all the same. Hope marries Dorothy Lamour, the daughter of Army colonel Clarence Kolb, in hopes that this union will help him sidestep military service. Stuck in boot camp, Hope is a class-A screw-up until redeeming himself during a sham battle--though his "heroic" commandeering of a tank began as yet another boo-boo. Still not entirely certain that Hope could carry a film by himself, Paramount teamed him with Eddie Bracken and Lynne Overman--a sort of Abbott and Costello plus One. Despite the efforts to make Bob Hope part of an ensemble, it is clear from the first frame to the last who is truly the star of Caught in the Draft. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated, 1 hr. 22 min.
- Directed By
- David Butler (I), David Butler
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jul 1, 1939 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Studios Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Released just months prior to the US entry into WWII, this comedy offers Bob Hope one of his funniest roles.
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Cast
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Bob Hopeas Don Bolton -
Dorothy Lamouras Tony Fairbanks -
Lynne Overmanas Steve
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Eddie Brackenas Bert -
Clarence Kolbas Col. Peter Fairbanks -
Paul Hurstas Sgt. Bums
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