You're in the Army Now (original) (raw)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1941 film by Lewis Seiler

You're in the Army Now
Promotional Movie Poster 1941
Directed by	Lewis Seiler
Written by	George Bentley and Paul Gerard Smith
Produced by	Benjamin Stoloff
Starring	Jimmy Durante Phil Silvers Jane Wyman Regis Toomey
Cinematography	Arthur L. Todd
Edited by	Frank Magee
Music by	Howard Jackson
Productioncompany	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	December 25, 1941 (1941-12-25) (United States)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

You're in the Army Now is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Jimmy Durante, Phil Silvers, Jane Wyman and Regis Toomey.[1] It was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers. It features the longest kiss in film history to date (lasting three minutes and five seconds),[2] a record that lasted until 1988.[3] The film's copyright was renewed in 1969.[4]

Two vacuum cleaners are drafted into the army. Fast-talking Homer tries to convince their new colonel that the cavalry regiment needs to be mechanized and tries to arrange a deal on some tanks. Meanwhile the colonel's daughter begins a romance with one of the captains in the unit.

^ Fetrow p.593
^ McWhirter, Norris; McWhirter, Ross (October 1973). Guinness Book of Records (twentieth ed.). p. 228. ISBN 0-900424-13-3.
^ Dirks, Tim. "Timeline of Greatest Film Milestones and Turning Points in Film History: The Year 1941". AMC. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
^ "Catalog of Copyright Entries 3D Series Vol 23 PTS 12-13". U.S. Govt. Print. Off. 1969.

Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
You're in the Army Now at IMDb