Nightclub entertainer Hap Smith has a new act since his former partner Chick Allen joined the army. With his lovely new female partner, Hap now plays a clownish parody of a soldier. When Chick organises a soldier show at Fort Benning, he realizes he needs his former partner's help—so, to get onto the base, Hap impersonates a hapless real soldier, but circumstances force them to prolong the masquerade, creating an increasingly tangled Army-sized SNAFU.
Practical Effects
Jerry's parachute training sequence — zero CGI, pure controlled disaster.
Acting
Martin's straight man precision lets Lewis spiral gloriously.
Director
Norman Taurog
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Martin & Lewis's fourth film together in just two years — they were cranking out hits faster than the studio could process the prints.
The Korean War was ongoing during filming, making this service comedy oddly timely comfort viewing for 1952 audiences.
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