This Is the Army 81 years old
It's your own army - in the army's own show!
In WW I dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the War, he becomes a producer. In WW II his son Johnny Jones, who was before his fathers assistant, gets the order to stage a knew all-soldier show, called THIS IS THE ARMY. But in his pesonal life he has problems, because he refuses to marry his fiancée until the war is over.
Credits
This Is the Army Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gary Merrill He was 28, 74 years old when he died | as Backstage MP on Right (uncredited) |
| Joan Leslie She was 18, 90 years old when she died | as Eileen Dibble |
| Hayden Rorke He was 32, 76 years old when he died | as Soldier / Stage Manager (uncredited) |
| Dan Dailey He was 27, 62 years old when he died | as Soldier - 'This Is the Army' Number (uncredited) |
| Alan Hale He was 51, 57 years old when he died | as Sgt. McGee |
| Rosemary DeCamp She was 32, 90 years old when she died | as Ethel Jones |
| Dolores Costello She was 39, 75 years old when she died | as Mrs. Davidson |
| Una Merkel She was 39, 82 years old when she died | as Rose Dibble |
| Irving Berlin He was 55, 101 years old when he died | as Irving Berlin (uncredited) |
| Ronald Reagan He was 32, 93 years old when he died | as Johnny Jones (as Lt. Ronald Reagan) |
| George Murphy He was 41, 89 years old when he died | as Jerry Jones |
| Stanley Ridges He was 53, 60 years old when he died | as Maj. John B. Davidson |
| Ruth Donnelly She was 47, 86 years old when she died | as Mrs. O'Brien |
| George Tobias He was 42, 78 years old when he died | as Maxie Twardofsky |
| Gene Nelson He was 23, 76 years old when he died | as Soldier (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Peterson She was 45, 81 years old when she died | as Mrs. Nelson |
| Charles Butterworth He was 47, 49 years old when he died | as Eddie Dibble |
| Gertrude Niesen She was 32, 63 years old when she died | as World War One Vocalist |
| Richard Farnsworth He was 22, 80 years old when he died | as Soldier (uncredited) |
| Frances Langford She was 30, 92 years old when she died | as Herself |
| Kate Smith She was 36, 79 years old when she died | as Herself |
This Is the Army Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| George James Hopkins as Set Decoration. He was 47 (88) years old when He died | Art |
| Orry-Kelly as Costume Design. He was 45 (66) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Sol Polito as Director of Photography. He was 50 (67) years old when He died | Camera |
| Claude Binyon as Screenplay. He was 37 (72) years old when He died | Writing |
| George Amy as Editor. He was 39 (83) years old when He died | Editing |
| John Hughes as Art Direction. He was 6 (59) years old when He died | Art |
This Is the Army (81 years)
It's your own army - in the army's own show!
- Release day: Saturday, August 14, 1943
- Runtime: 121 minutes