Educational short about the status of battle tanks and tank training in the U.S. Army in pre-War 1941, featuring a comical Army trainee from the Bronx.
The Tanks Are Coming (1941) is a comedy and war film directed by B. Reeves Eason, released on October 4, 1941 with a runtime of 20m. It stars George Tobias, Richard Travis, Gig Young and Frank Wilcox. Viewers rate it 5.7 out of 10 across 10 ratings.
George Tobias
as Malowski
Richard Travis
as Pete
Gig Young
as Jim Allen
Frank Wilcox
as Colonel
Knox Manning
as Narrator
Byron Barr
Directed by B. Reeves Eason, written by Owen Crump.
Average viewer score of 5.7/10 from 10 ratings.
George Tobias is quite amusing here as the New York taxi driver "Malowski" who heeds President Roosevelt's stirring call to arms in 1941 and - much to the disbelief of his gal - joins up. He decides to drive his cab all the way to Fort Knox in Kentucky where he enlists and is trained on the rudiments of learning how to drive a tank. I'm not sure this is really about tanks at all, it's more of an educational…
Reviewed on February 8, 2024
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The main cast of The Tanks Are Coming (1941) includes George Tobias, Richard Travis, Gig Young, Frank Wilcox and Knox Manning. The film was directed by B. Reeves Eason. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Tanks Are Coming was released on October 4, 1941 and runs for 20m.
The Tanks Are Coming (1941) holds an average rating of 5.7 out of 10 from 10 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
