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Caught in the Draft
Caught in the Draft

Caught in the Draft

THE BIG LAUGH BLITZ OF 1941

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ComedyRomanceWar

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Don Bolton is a movie star who can't stand loud noises. To evade the draft, he decides to get married...but falls for a colonel's daughter. By mistake, he and his two cronies enlist. In basic training, Don hopes to make a good impression on the fair Antoinette and her father, but his military career is largely slapstick. Will he ever get his corporal's stripes?

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

04 July 1941

Country

United States of America

Cast

Bob Hope

Bob Hope

Don Bolton

Dorothy Lamour

Dorothy Lamour

Antoinette 'Tony' Fairbanks

Eddie Bracken

Eddie Bracken

Bert Sparks

Lynne Overman

Lynne Overman

Steve Riggs

Clarence Kolb

Clarence Kolb

Col. Peter Fairbanks

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Sgt. Burns

Ferike Boros

Ferike Boros

Yetta

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Cogswell

Arthur Loft

Arthur Loft

Movie director

Phyllis Ruth

Phyllis Ruth

Margie

Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing

Recruiting Sergeant

Marie Blake

Marie Blake

Castor Oil Nurse (uncredited)

Dave Willock

Dave Willock

Colonel's Orderly (uncredited)

Jimmie Dodd

Jimmie Dodd

Patient Hiding Under Bed (uncredited)

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