Despite his efforts to avoid the draft, gun-shy movie star (Bob Hope) finds himself bungling his way through basic training.

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Caught in the Draft (1941)

War/Romance/Comedy · 1h 22m · 7/4/1941

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THE BIG LAUGH BLITZ OF 1941! (original print media ad - all caps)

Description

Despite his efforts to avoid the draft, gun-shy movie star (Bob Hope) finds himself bungling his way through basic training.

Status

Released

Language

English

Country

United States

Production Company

Paramount Pictures
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Cast
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Bob Hope

Don Bolton
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Dorothy Lamour

Antoinette 'Tony' Fairbanks
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Lynne Overman

Steve Riggs
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Eddie Bracken

Bert Sparks
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Clarence Kolb

Col. Peter Fairbanks
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Paul Hurst

Sgt. Burns
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Ferike Boros

Yetta
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Phyllis Ruth

Margie
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Irving Bacon

Cogswell
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Arthur Loft

Movie director
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Edgar Dearing

Recruiting Sergeant
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Heinie Conklin

Sign Hanger (scenes deleted)
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Phyllis Kennedy

Susan (scenes deleted)
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Murray Alper

Make-Up Man (uncredited)
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Marie Blake

Nurse with Castor Oil (uncredited)
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Robert Blewett

Minor Role (uncredited)
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Jack Chapin

Rookie (uncredited)
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Victor Cutler

Rookie (uncredited)
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Jimmie Dodd

Indignant Patient (uncredited)
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Ray Flynn

Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
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June Gittelson

Fat Hitchhiker (uncredited)
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Fred Graham

Blue Army Soldier Slugged by Don (uncredited)
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Edward Hearn

Operation Manager (uncredited)
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Earlene Heath

Nurse (uncredited)
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Len Hendry

Corporal (uncredited)
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Weldon Heyburn

Sergeant at Examining Depot (uncredited)
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Jerry Jerome

Captain (uncredited)
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Jack Luden

Captain (uncredited)
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George Lynn

Pilot (uncredited)
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Arch MacNair

Toothless Recruit (uncredited)
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Gene Mako

Minor Role (uncredited)
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Frank Marlowe

Pvt. Twitchell (uncredited)
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George McKay

Quartermaster Sergeant (uncredited)
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Patrick McVey

Soldier with Warning of Retreat (uncredited)
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Frank Mitchell

Captain (uncredited)
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Frances Morris

Stretcher Nurse (uncredited)
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Ella Neal

Nurse (uncredited)
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Frank O'Connor

Major on Review Stand (uncredited)
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David Oliver

Cameraman (uncredited)
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Rita Owen

Cleaning Nurse (uncredited)
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Edward Peil Jr.

Patient (uncredited)
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Terrance Ray

Patient (uncredited)
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Edwin Stanley

Medical Examiner (uncredited)
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Eleanor Stewart

Nurse (uncredited)
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Andrew Tombes

Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
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Archie Twitchell

Stretcher Patient (uncredited)
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Pat West

Army Cook (uncredited)
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Gloria Williams

Nurse (uncredited)
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Dave Willock

Colonel's Orderly (uncredited)
Crew
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David Butler

Director
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Wilkie C. Mahoney

Writer
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Harry Tugend

Writer
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Disc Releases
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Caught in the Draft

(Blu-ray, Keep Case (HD, Low))

3/2/2021

Disc Title Front Cover

Caught In The Draft

(DVD)

4/29/2014

Disc Title Front Cover

Caught In the Draft

(DVD, Keep Case (Std.))

11/14/2017

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