Buck Privates 1941  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, The Andrews Sisters, Lee Bowman, Alan Curtis, Jane Frazee, Nat Pendleton, Samuel S. Hinds, Harry Strang, Shemp Howard
Slicker Smith (Bud Abbott) and Herbie Brown (Lou Costello) are con men who end up in the Army–by accident. The Andrews Sisters perform "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and "I'll Be Seeing You in Apple Blossom Time."
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Hold That Ghost 1941  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Richard Carlson, Joan Davis, Evelyn Ankers, The Andrews Sisters, Marc Lawrence, Mischa Auer, Milton Parsons, Paul Fix
Ferdinand Jones (Lou Costello) and Chuck Murray (Bud Abbott) inherit a haunted house once owned by a Mafia kingpin. When they claim their inheritance, Chuck and Ferdinand are greeted with surprises, including a revolving room. Classic Abbott and Costello–perhaps their best.
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 In the Navy 1941 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Abbott and Costello in the Navy
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Dick Powell, Claire Dodd, The Andrews Sisters, Dick Foran, Shemp Howard, William B. Davidson, Thurston Hall, Robert Emmett Keane
A radio entertainer, Tommy Halstead (Dick Powell), joins the Navy to get away from inquiring reporters. Aboard his battleship, he runs into Pomeroy Watson (Lou Costello) and Smokey Adams (Bud Abbott) who help him stay hidden from a prying newswoman, Dorothy Roberts (Claire Dodd).
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Make Mine Music 1946  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical
Director: Various Directors
Cast: Nelson Eddy, Dinah Shore, Jerry Colonna, The Andrews Sisters, Andy Russell, Sterling Holloway, Benny Goodman, Pied Pipers, King's Men, Ken Darby Chorus, Pinto Colvig
This 10-part Disney animated film features music from the Andrews Sisters, Benny Goodman, Dinah Shore, and Nelson Eddy, among others, in various segments.
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Melody Time 1948 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical
Director: Various Directors
Cast: Roy Rogers, Dennis Day, Ethel Smith, Frances Langford, Buddy Clark, Bob Nolan, Bobby Driscoll, Fred Waring, Freddy Martin, The Andrews Sisters, Pat Brady, The Dinning Sisters, Luana Patten
This animated Disney film is a series of cartoon shorts with musical themes. Segments include musical instruments coming to life to the surprise of a bee, Johnny Appleseed, Little Toot, Pecos Bill, and Donald Duck gone Latin.
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Private Buckaroo 1942  N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Edward F. Cline
Cast: The Andrews Sisters, Dick Foran, Joe E. Lewis, Jennifer Holt, Shemp Howard, Ernest Truex, Harry James, Mary Wickes, Donald O'Connor, Richard Davies, Peggy Ryan, Huntz Hall
During basic training, Army recruits visit the USO where they are entertained by the Andrews Sisters and bandleader Harry James.
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Road to Rio 1947 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Cast: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Gale Sondergaard, Frank Faylen, Frank Puglia, Jerry Colonna, The Andrews Sisters, Nestor Paiva, Joseph Vitale
Scat Sweeney (Bing Crosby) and Hot Lips Barton (Bob Hope) hop a ship bound for Rio de Janeiro and help a hypnotized young woman (Dorothy Lamour) who is being forced into an arranged marriage.
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| 1. Buck Privates (1941)
2. Hold That Ghost (1941)
3. In the Navy (1941)
aka: Abbott and Costello in the Navy
4. Make Mine Music (1946)
5. Melody Time (1948)
6. Private Buckaroo (1942)
7. Road to Rio (1947)
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