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Caught in the Draft

Caught in the Draft

# THE BIG LAUGH BLITZ OF 1941
Comedy   Romance   War
📜 Overview: Don Bolton is a movie star who can't stand loud noises. To evade the draft, he decides to get married...but falls for a colonel's daughter. By mistake, he and his two cronies enlist. In basic training, Don hopes to make a good impression on the fair Antoinette and her father, but his military career is largely slapstick. Will he ever get his corporal's stripes?
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1941-07-04
⌚ Running Time: 82 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.8

Beloved Cast

Bob Hope original image
Don Bolton
Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour original image
Antoinette 'Tony' Fairbanks
Dorothy Lamour
Eddie Bracken original image
Bert Sparks
Eddie Bracken
Lynne Overman original image
Steve Riggs
Lynne Overman
Clarence Kolb original image
Col. Peter Fairbanks
Clarence Kolb
Paul Hurst original image
Sgt. Burns
Paul Hurst
Ferike Boros original image
Yetta
Ferike Boros
Irving Bacon original image
Cogswell
Irving Bacon
Arthur Loft original image
Movie director
Arthur Loft
Phyllis Ruth original image
Margie
Phyllis Ruth
Edgar Dearing original image
Recruiting Sergeant
Edgar Dearing
Marie Blake original image
Castor Oil Nurse (uncredited)
Marie Blake
Dave Willock original image
Colonel's Orderly (uncredited)
Dave Willock
Jimmie Dodd original image
Patient Hiding Under Bed (uncredited)
Jimmie Dodd

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