Wally Hogan has things going his way. He is the manager-trainer of Bullet Bradley, a fighter who has just won the lightweight championship. However, life suddenly takes a not-so-happy turn when Bullet gets drafted.
Acting
Hope and Rooney's chaotic chemistry carries every scene.
Direction
Marshall keeps the gags landing at machine-gun pace.
Director
George Marshall
Bob Hope
Wally Hogan
Mickey Rooney
Herbert Tuttle
Marilyn Maxwell
Connie Curtis
Eddie Mayehoff
Karl Danzig
Stanley Clements
Bullets Bradley
Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
Marvin Miller
Vic Breck
John Ridgely
Lt. Cmdr. Parnell
Tom Harmon
Himself
Norman Leavitt
Chowhound
Joan Taylor
Helen
Charles Bronson
Russell (Uncredited)
Carolyn Jones
Deborah
Kim Spalding
Seaman Harker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jack Dempsey's cameo wasn't scripted—he showed up on set and Marshall put him in.
This was Hope's last service comedy before Korea ended; the draft humor already felt like a nostalgia piece.
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