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A 1943 American wartime Musical Comedy directed by Creator/MichaelCurtiz that follows a wounded soldier (Creator/GeorgeMurphy) staging a show for his fellow soldiers.

The movie also stars Creator/JoanLeslie, UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan, Creator/GeorgeTobias, Creator/AlanHaleSr, Creator/CharlesButterworth, Creator/DoloresCostello, Creator/UnaMerkel, and Creator/StanleyRidges.

It was released on August 14, 1943.

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!Tropes for the film:
* AlliterativeName: Jerry and Johnny Jones.
* TheFilmOfThePlay: Based on the Play of the same name.
* LastWishMarriage: Johnny Jones marries his girlfriend before being sent overseas, which at the beginning of the film he's against doing.
* {{Reveille}}: In the early portion of the film, which takes place during UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, Reveille is blown by an actual bugler magnified through a giant megaphone so the whole camp can here. During the UsefulNotes/WorldWarII section of the film it's played from a recording through a PA system.
* {{Tagline}}: "It's you own army - in the army's own show!".
* WartimeWedding: The soldier and his girlfriend nearly don't get married for fear of leaving her a single mother, but in the end she convinces him to marry her anyway.

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