Buck Privates (1941) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Arthur Lubin.

Cast

• Bud Abbott as Slicker Smith
• Lou Costello as Herbie Brown
• Lee Bowman as Randolph Parker III
• Jane Frazee as Judy Gray
• Alan Curtis as Bob Martin
• Nat Pendleton as Sgt. Michael Collins
• Laverne Andrews as Laverne Andrews
• Maxene Andrews as Maxene Andrews
• Patty Andrews as Patty Andrews
• Samuel S. Hinds as Maj. Gen. Emerson
• Harry Strang as Sgt. Callahan
• Nella Walker as Mrs. Parker II
• Leonard Elliott as Henry
• Shemp Howard as Chef
• M.J. Frankovich as Announcer
• Dora Clement as Miss Durling - Camp Hostess
• Jean Brooks as Camp Hostess
• Janet Warren as Camp Hostess
• Kay Leslie as Camp Hostess
• Nina Orla as Camp Hostess
• Dorothy Darrell as Camp Hostess
• Al Billings as Tough Fighter - Maguire's Replacement (uncredited)
• Stanley Blystone as Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
• John Butler as Supply Sergeant (uncredited)
• John Cason as Fighter (uncredited)
• Charles Coleman as Edmunds (uncredited)
• Tom Coleman as Army Officer (uncredited)
• Dean Collins as Dancer (uncredited)
• Frank Cook as Harmonica and Guitar Player (uncredited)
• Pat Costello as Recruit Who Slugs Herbie (uncredited)
• Frankie Dolan as Fighter (uncredited)
• Kenne Duncan as Sergeant on Sidewalk with Sgt. Collins (uncredited)
• Franklyn Farnum as Officer (uncredited)
• James Flavin as Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
• Lloyd Ford as Fighter (uncredited)
• Harold Goodwin as Sergeant Leading Recruits Through Train Station (uncredited)
• William Gould as Recruiting Major (uncredited)
• Frankie Grandetta as Pvt. Maguire - Small Boxer (uncredited)
• Eddie Hall as Craps Player on Train (uncredited)
• William Hall as Corporal (uncredited)

Crew

• Arthur Lubin — Director
• Arthur T. Horman — Screenplay
• Milton Krasner — Director of Photography
• Jerome Ash — Director of Photography

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