''True to the Army'' is a 1942 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Albert S. Rogell Albert S. Rogell (August 21, 1901 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - April 7, 1988 Los Angeles, California) was an American film director. Rogell directed more than a hundred movies between 1921 and 1958. He was the uncle of producer Sid Rogell. Film ...

, written by Art Arthur,

Bradford Ropes Bradford Ropes (January 1, 1905 – November 21, 1966) was a prolific novelist and screenwriter whose work includes the novel ''42nd Street'' that was adapted for the 1933 film of the same name and then a Tony Award winning musical, also of the ...

, Edmund L. Hartmann and Val Burton, and starring

Judy Canova Judy Canova (November 20, 1913 – August 5, 1983),Although one source gives her birth date as November 20, 1916, (DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960''. McFarland ...

, Allan Jones,

Ann Miller Ann Miller (born Johnnie Lucille Collier; April 12, 1923 – January 22, 2004) was an American retired actress and former dancer. She is best remembered for her work in the Classical Hollywood cinema musicals of the 1940s and 1950s. Her early ...

, Jerry Colonna, Clarence Kolb, Edward Pawley and William Wright. It was released on March 21, 1942, by

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...

. The film was based on a 1933 play by Howard Lindsay that was based on the 1933 novel ''She Loves Me Not'' by Edward Hope. Paramount had previously filmed the property as '' She Loves Me Not'' (1934) starring

Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, musician and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. He was a ...

and Miriam Hopkins.

20th Century Fox 20th Century Studios, Inc. (previously known as 20th Century Fox) is an American film production company headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles. As of 2019, it serves as a film production arm of Walt Disn ...

remade the property in 1955 as '' How to Be Very, Very Popular''.

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as Daisy Hawkins * Allan Jones as Pvt. Stephen Chandler *

as Vicki Marlow * Jerry Colonna as Pvt. 'Pinky' Fothergill * Clarence Kolb as Gen. Marlowe * Edward Pawley as Junior * William Wright as Lt. Danvers *

William Demarest Carl William Demarest (February 27, 1892 – December 27, 1983) was an American character actor, known especially for his roles in screwball comedies by Preston Sturges and for playing Uncle Charley in the sitcom '' My Three Sons'' Demarest, ...

as Sgt. Butts *Edwin Max as Ice *

Arthur Loft Arthur Loft (May 25, 1897 – January 1, 1947) was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 220 films between 1932 and 1947. Biography He was born in Denver, Colorado and died in Los Angeles, California. He is interred ...

as Ray * Gordon Jones as Pvt. Dugan * Rod Cameron as Pvt. O'Toole * Eddie Acuff as Sgt. Riggs * Edgar Dearing as Target Sergeant * Mary Treen as Mae *

Selmer Jackson Selmer Adolf Jackson (May 7, 1888 – March 30, 1971) was an American stage film and television actor. He appeared in nearly 400 films between 1921 and 1963. His name was sometimes spelled Selmar Jackson. Jackson was born in Lake Mills, Iowa a ...

as Congressman * Dorothy Sebastian as Gloria

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* 1942 films 1940s English-language films American comedy films 1942 comedy films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Albert S. Rogell Films scored by Leigh Harline Films based on American novels Remakes of American films Films produced by Sol C. Siegel American black-and-white films 1940s American films {{1940s-comedy-film-stub

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