This article is about the movie. For the musical, see This Is The Army (musical).
This Is the Army
Original film poster
Directed by
Michael Curtiz Dialogue directors: Hugh Cummings Edward A. Blatt[1]
Screenplay by
Casey Robinson Claude Binyon
Based on
The 1942 Broadway play by James McColl and Irving Berlin[2]
Produced by
Jack L. Warner Hal B. Wallis
Starring
George Murphy Joan Leslie Ronald Reagan George Tobias Alan Hale
Cinematography
Bert Glennon Sol Polito
Edited by
George Amy
Music by
Irving Berlin (music and lyrics) Ray Heindorf (score)[1]
Color process
Technicolor
Production company
Warner Bros.
Distributed by
Warner Bros.
Release date
August 14, 1943 (1943-08-14)
Running time
113 or 120 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$1,870,000[3][4]
Box office
$10,445,000[3][4]
This Is the Army is a 1943 American wartime musical comedy film produced by Jack L. Warner and Hal B. Wallis and directed by Michael Curtiz,[5] adapted from a wartime stage musical with the same name, designed to boost morale in the U.S. during World War II, directed by Ezra Stone. The screenplay by Casey Robinson and Claude Binyon was based on the 1942 Broadway musical written by James McColl and Irving Berlin, with music and lyrics by Berlin. Berlin composed the film's 19 songs, and sang one of them.
The movie stars George Murphy, Joan Leslie, George Tobias, Ronald Reagan and Alan Hale, and features a large ensemble cast including Charles Butterworth, Dolores Costello, Una Merkel, Stanley Ridges, Rosemary de Camp, Ruth Donnelly, Dorothy Peterson, Frances Langford, Gertrude Niesen, Kate Smith, and Joe Louis. The cast of both the film, and the stage play on which it was based, included soldiers of the U.S. Army who were actors and performers in civilian life, including Reagan and Louis.
^ abcThis Is the Army at the American Film Institute Catalog
^"This Is The Army" Internet Broadway Database
^ abGlancy, H. Mark (1995). "Warner Bros Film Grosses, 1921-51: the William Schaefer ledger". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 15 (1): 55–73. doi:10.1080/01439689500260031.
^ abGlancy, H. Mark (1995). "Appendix 1". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 15 (S1): 1–31. doi:10.1080/01439689508604551.
^"This Is the Army". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
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