You're in the Army Now

You're in the Army Now is a 1941 comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Jimmy Durante, Phil Silvers, Jane Wyman and Regis Toomey.

You're in the Army Now
Promotional Movie Poster 1941
Directed byLewis Seiler
Written byGeorge Bentley and
Paul Gerard Smith
(story and screenplay)
Produced byBenjamin Stoloff (associate producer)
StarringJimmy Durante
Phil Silvers
Jane Wyman
Regis Toomey
CinematographyArthur L. Todd
Edited byFrank Magee
Music byHoward Jackson
Production
company
Release date
December 25, 1941 (United States)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

It features the longest kiss in film history to date (lasting three minutes and five seconds),[1] a record that lasted until 1988.[2]

The film's copyright was renewed in 1969.[3]

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Characters Actors
Homer 'Jeeper' Smith Jimmy Durante
Breezy Jones Phil Silvers
Bliss Dobson Jane Wyman
Capt. Joe Radcliffe Regis Toomey
Colonel Dobson Donald MacBride
Sgt. Madden Joe Sawyer
Brig. Gen. Damon P. Winthrop Clarence Kolb
Gen. Philpot Paul Harvey
Capt. Austin George Meeker
Lt. Col Rogers Paul Stanton
Sgt. Thorpe William Haade
Army doctor John Maxwell
Della Etta McDaniel

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References edit

  1. ^ McWhirter, Norris; McWhirter, Ross (October 1973). Guinness Book of Records (twentieth ed.). p. 228. ISBN 0-900424-13-3.
  2. ^ Dirks, Tim. "Timeline of Greatest Film Milestones and Turning Points in Film History: The Year 1941". AMC. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Catalog of Copyright Entries 3D Series Vol 23 PTS 12-13". U.S. Govt. Print. Off. 1969.

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