Movie Description
In this Laurel and Hardy comedy classic, the boys are connived into enlisting. After trying their darndest to fit in, they can't even march correctly, forcing their frustrated drill sergeant to assign them to the one detail he thinks they can handle--the kitchen. Stan and Ollie prove even KP is beyond their ken when they dump trash on the general's floor. After cooling their heels in the brig, the bumbling pair, along with buddy Eddie Smith, move to the front. When Eddie is killed in action, Stan and Ollie track down Eddie's young daughter, who has been taken in by abusive foster parents. Stan and Ollie take the girl to find her grandparents. Unfortunately, the only clue to the elderly couple's whereabouts is their last name--Smith. Three days, one hour and 56 minutes later, Stan and Ollie still haven't found the girl's grandparents, so they resort to desperate--and very funny--measures.
| Credits | | Cast: | Charles Middleton, Charles Rogers, Stan Laurel |
Notes
Although it was reported that Paulette Goddard would be making her "initial screen appearance" in this movie, many sources today say she had actually appeared in bit roles in earlier films.
Although there were reports that Anita Louise had been borrowed from RKO to play "the leading feminine role," most sources today say she didn't even appear in the finished film.
While Raymond McCarey is credited as co-director, most sources today say he actually directed very little of the movie.
When the film was re-released, the scene in which Jack beats up his wife, Annie, and Eddie's baby (and then calls his friend Jerry to help him beat up Laurel and Hardy) was left out.
Frank Brownlee was originally slated to play Mr. Hathaway.
Jacquie Lyn, who was only three years old at the time, had already appeared in a few feature films and was a member of Hal Roach's "Our Gang" comedy team.
Additional cast: Jacquie Lynn (Eddie's Baby); Adele Watson (Annie); Richard Tucker (Alfred E. Smith); Montague Shaw (Eddie's Father); Marvin Hatley, Pat Harmon, Ben Hendricks Jr., Bud Fine, Frank S. Hagney, Bob O'Conor, Pete Gordon and Baldwin Cooke (Doughboys); James C. Morton and James Mason (Police Officers); Frank Rice (Parkins); Charley Rogers (Rogers); Al Hallet and William O'Brien (Butlers); Charles Dorety (Passerby); Jack Hill (New Recruit and Pedestrian at End); Ham Kinsey (Man Who Delivers Telegram and a Doughboy); Dorothy Layton (Bridesmaid); Ellinor Van Der Veer (Unperturbed Society Matron at Wedding); Lew Kelly (Saunders); Frank Brownlee; George Miller; Chet Brandenberg; and Charley Young.
Additional credits: James Greene (recording engineer); and Lloyd French and Harry Black (assistant directors).
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