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.
This Is the Army (1943) is a comedy, music and war film directed by Michael Curtiz, released on August 14, 1943 with a runtime of 2h 1m. It stars George Murphy, Joan Leslie, George Tobias and Alan Hale. Viewers rate it 5.7 out of 10 across 25 ratings.
George Murphy
as Jerry Jones
Joan Leslie
as Eileen Dibble
George Tobias
as Maxie Twardofsky
Alan Hale
as Sergeant McGee
Charles Butterworth
as Eddie Dibble
Dolores Costello
as Mrs. Davidson
Una Merkel
as Rose Dibble
Stanley Ridges
as John Davidson
Rosemary DeCamp
as Ethel Jones
Ruth Donnelly
as Mrs. O'Brien
Dorothy Peterson
as Mrs. Nelson
Frances Langford
as Herself
Directed by Michael Curtiz, written by Casey Robinson and Claude Binyon, produced by Hal B. Wallis and Jack L. Warner.
Average viewer score of 5.7/10 from 25 ratings.
With poor old “Johnny” (Ronald Reagan) reluctant to get married to his a childhood sweetheart “Eileen” (Joan Leslie) with his draft looming, he finds himself with another sort of draft altogether. That one sees him, and a cast of hundreds, involved in putting on the ultimate in wartime entertainment that has just about everything except Bob Hope! Directed by Michael Curtiz, the next couple of hours is spent…
Reviewed on July 7, 2025
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This Is the Army (1943) is available to stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus, FlixFling, IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel and Great American Pure Flix Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video and FlixFling. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of This Is the Army (1943) includes George Murphy, Joan Leslie, George Tobias, Alan Hale and Charles Butterworth. The film was directed by Michael Curtiz. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
This Is the Army was released on August 14, 1943 and runs for 2h 1m.
This Is the Army (1943) holds an average rating of 5.7 out of 10 from 25 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, music and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
