Yanks Ahoy

Funnist Army comedy yet!

Genres

Comedy

OverView

Sergeants flirt with a nurse aboard ship and go fishing for a Japanese Sub.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

60 mins

Rating

6.333/10

Release Date

29 June 1943

Country

United States of America

Cast

William Tracy

Sgt. Dorian 'Dodo' Doubleday

Joe Sawyer

Sgt. Ames

Marjorie Woodworth

Phyllis Arden

Minor Watson

Capt. Scott

Frank Faylen

Quartermaster Jenkins

Walter Woolf King

Capt. Gillis

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