Buster Keaton joins the army for love and ends up in glorious chaos. 17 minutes of pure silent comedy gold.
A millionaire falls for an army nurse, who tells him she likes men in uniform. So he enlists at Camp Cluster. She still has no time for him, so he figures out how to get into the hospital and under her care.
Acting
Keaton's deadpan desperation is physically perfect.
Practical Effects
Genuine stunts with zero safety nets.
Director
Jules White
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of Keaton's lowest-budget Columbia shorts, shot in about a week for roughly $15,000.
Camp Cluster and the military hospital setting riffed on the real WWII draft frenzy—Keaton mocking patriotism while supporting it.
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