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Two sergeants, zero chill, 43 minutes of beautiful chaos.
TMDB
65
IMDb
58

About Face (1942)

screwball energyservice comedyrapid-fire banter

Overview

Comedy

Two Army sergeants disrupt a bar, a party and an Army-Navy dance.

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Content warning
sergeant
military bureaucracyclass clashpartnership friction

Standout Aspects

Acting

Tracy and Sawyer's bickering chemistry carries the whole thing.

Writing

Machine-gun dialogue that never lets you breathe.

Best for:Background: Perfect laundry-folding chaos that demands zero brain cells.·Rewatch: Catch jokes you missed while laughing at the last one.
Kurt Neumann

Director

Kurt Neumann

ReleasedApr 16, 1942
Runtime43m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight
Hal Roach Studios

Top Cast

William Tracy

William Tracy

Sgt. Dorian 'Dodo' Doubleday

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

Sgt. William Ames

Jean Porter

Jean Porter

Sally

Marjorie Lord

Marjorie Lord

Betty Marlowe

Margaret Dumont

Margaret Dumont

Mrs. Culpepper

Veda Ann Borg

Veda Ann Borg

Daisy, Blonde Hustler

Harold Goodwin

Harold Goodwin

Capt. Caldwell

Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Bartender Jerry

Dick Wessel

Dick Wessel

Bartender Charlie

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Rental Car Manager

John Berkes

John Berkes

Barfly (uncredited)

Ralph Dunn

Ralph Dunn

Marine (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

Pat Flaherty

Sailor (uncredited)

Eddie Gribbon

Eddie Gribbon

Policeman (uncredited)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was the second of four 'Dodo Doubleday' films starring Tracy and Sawyer in 1941-1942.

Cultural

Margaret Dumont, the eternal Marx Brothers straight woman, brings her 'suffering rich lady' energy to military comedy.

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