''Service with the Colors'' is a 1940 American
short
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drama film
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directed by
B. Reeves Eason
William Reeves Eason (October 2, 1886 – June 9, 1956), known as B. Reeves Eason, was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a secon ...
. It was nominated for an
Academy Award
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at the
13th Academy Awards
The 13th Academy Awards were held on February 27, 1941, to honor films released in 1940. This was the first year that sealed envelopes were used to keep the names of the winners secret. The accounting firm of Price Waterhouse was hired to coun ...
for
Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).
Cast
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Robert Armstrong as Sgt. Clicker
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William Lundigan
William Paul Lundigan (June 12, 1914 – December 20, 1975) was an American film actor. His more than 125 films include '' Dodge City'' (1939), ''The Fighting 69th'' (1940), ''The Sea Hawk'' (1940), ''Santa Fe Trail'' (1940), '' Dishonored Lady ...
as Thomas Stanton
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Henry O'Neill as Col. Nelson
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William T. Orr as Charles Corbin (as William Orr)
*
Herbert Anderson
Herbert Anderson (March 30, 1917 – June 11, 1994) was an American character actor from Oakland, California, probably best remembered for his role as Henry Mitchell, the father, on the CBS television sitcom '' Dennis the Menace.''
Back ...
as Hiram Briggs
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George Haywood
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as James Taylor
References
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1940 films
1940 drama films
1940 short films
American drama short films
Films directed by B. Reeves Eason
1940s English-language films
1940s American films
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