Private Buckaroo

Private Buckaroo
File:Private-Buckaroo-1942.jpg Film poster
Directed by	Edward F. Cline
Screenplay by	Edmond Kelso Edward James
Story by	Paul Girard
Produced by	Ken Goldsmith
Cinematography	Elwood Bredell
Edited by	Milton Carruth
Color process	black and white
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	May 28, 1942 (1942-05-28) (Los Angeles) June 12, 1942 (1942-06-12) (United States)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Private Buckaroo is a 1942 American comedy-musical film directed by Edward F. Cline starring The Andrews Sisters, Dick Foran, Harry James, Shemp Howard, Joe E. Lewis, and Jennifer Holt. The film tells the story of army recruits following basic training, with the Andrews Sisters attending USO dances.

Plot

Entertainer Lon Prentice initially is keen to enlist in the US Army but is prevented from this due to his having one flat foot. After having the flat fixed, he is accepted for enlistment. Soon after basic training begins, Private Prentice informs his commanding officer that he finds most military training useless, unnecessary and beneath him. His commander orders all the men that Private Prentice is exempt from doing things he doesn't want to do, which turns the entire camp against him.

The plot generally takes a back seat to a packed schedule of musical numbers, as Harry James and his band have set up a permanent USO show at the base. The film tests if The Andrews Sisters can support their own film without Abbott and Costello (with whom they had co-starred three times).

The film marks a rare movie appearance by Joe E. Lewis, whose style was more suited to nightclubs.

Comedy relief is provided by Shemp Howard as a "tough Sargent"; and Wickes as his gawky girlfriend.

Cast

• The Andrews Sisters (Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews and Laverne Andrews)
• Dick Foran as Lon Prentice
• Joe E. Lewis as Lancelot Pringle McBiff
• Jennifer Holt as Joyce Mason
• Shemp Howard as First Sgt. 'Muggsy' Shavel
• Richard Davies as Lt. Howard Mason
• Mary Wickes as Bonnie-Belle Schlopkiss
• Ernest Truex as Col. Elias Weatherford
• Donald O'Connor as Donny
• Peggy Ryan as Peggy
• Huntz Hall as Cpl. Anemic
• Susan Levine as Tagalong
• Jivin' Jacks and Jills as Themselves
• Harry James and His Music Makers as Themselves

Soundtrack

• Dick Foran - "Private Buckaroo" (written by Charles Newman and Allie Wrubel)
• The Andrews Sisters - "Three Little Sisters" (written by Irving Taylor and Vic Mizzy)
• Dick Foran - "I'm in the Army Now"
• The Andrews Sisters - "Six Jerks in a Jeep" (written by Sid Robin)
• The Andrews Sisters - "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" (written by Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias)
• The Andrews Sisters - "James Session" danced by Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan and The Jivin' Jacks and Jills
• The Andrews Sisters - "Steppin' Out Tonight", based on the song "That's The Moon, My Son" (written by Art Kassel and Sammy Gallop)
• Dick Foran and Helen Forrest - "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"
• Harry James and His Music Makers - "Concerto for Trumpet"
• The Andrews Sisters - "Johnny Get Your Gun Again" (written by Don Raye and Gene de Paul)
• Dick Foran and The Andrews Sisters - "We've Got a Job to Do" (written by Vickie Knight)
• Joe E. Lewis - "I Love the South"
• Helen Forrest with Harry James and His Music Makers - "You Made Me Love You" (written by Joseph McCarthy and James V. Monaco)

See also

• Public domain film
• List of American films of 1942
• List of films in the public domain in the United States

External links

• Private Buckaroo at IMDb
• Private Buckaroo is available for free download at the Internet Archive