Caught in the Draft
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| Directed by | David Butler |
| Produced by | Buddy G. DeSylva |
| Written by | Wilkie C. Mahoney Harry Tugend |
| Starring | Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures (USA) |
| Release date(s) | July 4, 1941 |
| Running time | 82 min |
| Language | English |
Caught in the Draft is a 1941 comedy/war film, directed by David Butler.
[edit] Plot
Don Bolton (played by Bob Hope) is a famous Hollywood star who tries to get married in order to avoid the draft, as he feels it will interfere with his career. He falls for Antoinette, a colonel's daughter (played by Dorothy Lamour) and in an attempt to impress her he pretends to enlist in the army, though it turns out that he has in fact enlisted for the real thing, along with his agent and assistant.
Bolton is keen to impress both Antoinette and her father during training, however his skills as a soldier prove to be abysmal.
[edit] Cast
- Bob Hope — Don Bolton
- Dorothy Lamour — Antoinette 'Tony' Fairbanks
- Lynne Overman — Steve Riggs
- Eddie Bracken — Bert Sparks
- Clarence Kolb — Col. Peter Fairbanks
- Paul Hurst — Sgt. Burns
- Ferike Boros — Yetta
- Phyllis Ruth — Margie
- Irving Bacon — Cogswell
- Arthur Loft — Movie director
- Edgar Dearing — Recruiting sergeant
Caught In The Draft is also the title of a BBC Radio 2 documentary written by Terence Pettigrew and presented by Michael Aspel. The programme, which traced compulsory military service from its origins in World War 2 until it ended at the beginning of the 1960s, was a nostalgic reminder of what National Service was like. Taking part in the show were Bob Monkhouse, John Dunn, and Leslie Thomas, author of The Virgin Soldiers
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