''Snafu'' is a 1945 American

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directed by Jack Moss and written by Louis Solomon and Harold Buchman. It is based on the 1944 play ''Snafu'' by Louis Solomon and Harold Buchman. The film stars

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, Nanette Parks, Janis Wilson, Jimmy Lloyd and

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. The film was released on November 22, 1945, by

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Plot

Cast

as Ben Stevens *

as Madge Stevens *

as Ronald Stevens *Nanette Parks as Laura Jessup *

Janis Wilson Janis Mae Wilson (February 9, 1930 – November 17, 2003) was an American child actress of the 1940s. She is probably best known for her roles in ''Now, Voyager'' and '' Watch on the Rhine'' opposite Bette Davis as well as for the films '' The ...

as Kate Hereford * Jimmy Lloyd as Danny Baker *

as Aunt Emily Andrews *

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as Josephina *Ray Mayer as Detective *

Marcia Mae Jones Marcia Mae Jones (August 1, 1924 – September 2, 2007) was an American film and television actress whose prolific career spanned 57 years. Early years Jones was the youngest of four children born to actress Freda Jones. All three of her ...

as Martha *Winfield Smith as Col. West *John Souther as Taylor *

Byron Foulger Byron Kay Foulger (August 27, 1898 – April 4, 1970) was an American character actor who over a 50-year career performed in hundreds of stage, film, and television productions. Early years Born in Ogden, Utah, Byron was the second of four ...

as Phil Ford *

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as Dean Garrett

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* {{IMDb title, 0038957, Snafu 1945 films American comedy films 1945 comedy films Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films Pacific War films Japan in non-Japanese culture Films scored by Paul Sawtell 1940s English-language films 1940s American films