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The young, spoiled and feeble Daniel Forrester IV (Dick Nelson), a very rich eligible bachelor, gets his draft notice from the U.S. Army and is beyond himself with joy. Because now Daniel has a chance to prove he is not the weak constitution his aunts Martha ([[Mae Marsh]]) and Agatha ([[Ethel Griffies]]) believe him to be. Daniel performs well at the pysical tests and is enrolled in the Army soon after. To look after Daniel during the service, his chauffeur Ollie (([[Oliver Hardy]]) and gardener Stan ([[Stan Laurel]]) joins the Army at the same time. The all go to their basic military training at legendary Fort Merritt in Texas. Daniel finds the Army swell, performing excellently at the exercises while Stan and Ollie are less exited with their new duties. Stan and Ollie are considered to be lazy by their drill Sergeant Hippo (Edmund MacDonald]]), and soon their every antic drives the sergeant crazy. Stan's pet crow Penelope is a constant source of infinite irritation for the sergeant. But what irritates Hippo the most is that the fort's photo developer, Ginger Hammond ([[Sheila Ryan]]), takes a special interest in Daniel. The sergeant, who has tried to catch Ginger's heart himself for quite some time, gets jealous of Daniel. Her feelings are reciprocated as Daniel confesses his live for her in his sleep, while Stan and Ollie listens. Daniel decides not to pursue Ginger, since he is not certain that his health will cope with the strain of a romantic involvement. Stan and Ollie worry that a relation between the two will kill their employer, and posing as businessmen, they pay Ginger a visit and tries to fend her off by telling her that Daniel is broke and not the catch she believes. She recognizes them and throws them out. Hippo also tries to break the loving couple up, by cancelling his night off and putting him on guard duty instead. Stan and Ollie gets into trouble as they are captured by the opposite team in a military exercise maneuver. When Daniel hears about their unfortunate situation, he escapes his duty and uses Penelope to find Stan. Penelope helps finding Stan and also the team Stan and Ollie belongs to win the maneuver. Daniel and his emplyees become heroes, and Daniel and Ginger become a couple. Penelope gets her own bird-size uniform and all the boys participate in a military parade togeteher, while the aunts and Ginger watch. |
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Pampered and sickly young millionaire Dan Forrester (Dick Nelson) joins the army, helped and hindered by his gardener [[Stan Laurel]] and his chauffeur [[Oliver Hardy]]. While there, he falls in love with a woman, Ginger Hammond ([[Sheila Ryan]]), who runs a photography store, but is equally the attraction of Forrester's commanding officer, Sgt. Hippo (Edmund MacDonald). |
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| Directed by | Monty Banks |
| Written by | Lou Breslow |
| Produced by | Sol M. Wurtzel |
| Starring | Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Sheila Ryan Dick Nelson Edmund MacDonald |
| Cinematography | Glen MacWilliams |
| Edited by | Alfred DeGaetano |
| Music by | David Buttolph |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 66' 37" |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Great Guns is a 1941 film directed by Monty Banks, and produced by Sol M. Wurtzel for 20th Century Fox starring Laurel and Hardy. It is also known as Forward March.
Plot
The young, spoiled and feeble Daniel Forrester IV (Dick Nelson), a very rich eligible bachelor, gets his draft notice from the U.S. Army and is beyond himself with joy. Because now Daniel has a chance to prove he is not the weak constitution his aunts Martha (Mae Marsh) and Agatha (Ethel Griffies) believe him to be. Daniel performs well at the pysical tests and is enrolled in the Army soon after. To look after Daniel during the service, his chauffeur Ollie ((Oliver Hardy) and gardener Stan (Stan Laurel) joins the Army at the same time. The all go to their basic military training at legendary Fort Merritt in Texas. Daniel finds the Army swell, performing excellently at the exercises while Stan and Ollie are less exited with their new duties. Stan and Ollie are considered to be lazy by their drill Sergeant Hippo (Edmund MacDonald]]), and soon their every antic drives the sergeant crazy. Stan's pet crow Penelope is a constant source of infinite irritation for the sergeant. But what irritates Hippo the most is that the fort's photo developer, Ginger Hammond (Sheila Ryan), takes a special interest in Daniel. The sergeant, who has tried to catch Ginger's heart himself for quite some time, gets jealous of Daniel. Her feelings are reciprocated as Daniel confesses his live for her in his sleep, while Stan and Ollie listens. Daniel decides not to pursue Ginger, since he is not certain that his health will cope with the strain of a romantic involvement. Stan and Ollie worry that a relation between the two will kill their employer, and posing as businessmen, they pay Ginger a visit and tries to fend her off by telling her that Daniel is broke and not the catch she believes. She recognizes them and throws them out. Hippo also tries to break the loving couple up, by cancelling his night off and putting him on guard duty instead. Stan and Ollie gets into trouble as they are captured by the opposite team in a military exercise maneuver. When Daniel hears about their unfortunate situation, he escapes his duty and uses Penelope to find Stan. Penelope helps finding Stan and also the team Stan and Ollie belongs to win the maneuver. Daniel and his emplyees become heroes, and Daniel and Ginger become a couple. Penelope gets her own bird-size uniform and all the boys participate in a military parade togeteher, while the aunts and Ginger watch.
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Cast
- Stan Laurel as Stan
- Oliver Hardy as Ollie
- Sheila Ryan as Ginger Hammond
- Dick Nelson as Dan Forrester
- Edmund MacDonald as Sgt. Hippo
- Charles Trowbridge as Colonel Ridley
- Ludwig Stössel as Dr. Schickel (as Ludwig Stossel)
- Kane Richmond as Captain Baker
- Mae Marsh as Aunt Martha
- Ethel Griffies as Aunt Agatha
- Paul Harvey as General Taylor
- Charles Arnt as Doctor
- Pierre Watkin as Colonel Wayburn
- Russell Hicks as General Burns
- Irving Bacon as Postman
Production notes
The first of Laurel and Hardy's post-Hal Roach features, Great Guns is generally regarded as the start of the team's decline[according to whom?], since they were given unsuitable, out-of-character scripts to work with, and very little artistic freedom behind the camera. At Hal Roach Studios, Stan Laurel looked on such creativity behind as well as in front of the camera as routine, but 20th Century Fox did not allow such luxuries.
Alan Ladd appears briefly as a photo store customer.
References
External links
- Great Guns at IMDb
- Great Guns at the TCM Movie Database
- Great Guns at AllMovie
- Great Guns at Rotten Tomatoes
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