This Is the Army 80 years old

It's your own army - in the army's own show!

This Is the Army

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.

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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)
Kate Smith She was 36, 79 years old when she died as Herself
Frances Langford She was 30, 92 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
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This Is the Army (80 years)

It's your own army - in the army's own show!

  • Release day: Saturday, August 14, 1943
  • Runtime: 121 minutes