Comedy · United States of America · 1941 · 50m

Tanks a Million

Director

Cast

William Tracy as Sgt. Dorian 'Dodo' Doubleday James Gleason as Col. 'Spitfire' Barkley Noah Beery Jr. as Charlie Cobb Joe Sawyer as Sgt. William Ames Elyse Knox as Jeannie Douglas Fowley as Capt. Rossmead

Crew

Robert Pittack — Director of Photography Richard C. Currier — Editor Edward Ward — Original Music Composer Edward E. Seabrook — Writer Warren Wilson — Writer Paul Gerard Smith — Writer

Tagline

Salute to Fun!

Synopsis

Chubby William Tracy starred as Dodo Doubleday, a feckless Army draftee blessed (or cursed) with a photographic memory. Inexplicably promoted to sergeant, Doubleday becomes the bane of topkick Sgt. Ames' (Joe Sawyer) existence.

Mood & Themes

army telephone

Key Collaborators

Fred Guiol Director Robert Pittack Director of Photography Richard C. Currier Editor Edward Ward Original Music Composer Edward E. Seabrook Writer Warren Wilson Writer Paul Gerard Smith Writer Hal Roach Producer

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