---
title: 'This Is the Army (1943)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Curtiz'
released: '1943-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 121
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'War'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/this-is-the-army-1943'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036430/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# This Is the Army (1943)

1943 · 121 min · Comedy, War, Music · United States


## Synopsis

This Is the Army is a 1943 American wartime musical comedy film produced by Jack L. Warner and Hal B. Wallis and directed by Michael Curtiz, adapted from the wartime stage musical of the same name, designed to boost morale in the U.S. during World War II, directed by Ezra Stone. The screenplay by Casey Robinson and Claude Binyon was based on the 1942 Broadway musical written by James McColl and Irving Berlin, with music and lyrics by Berlin. Berlin composed the film's 19 songs, and sang one of them.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [Irving Berlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-berlin), [Ray Heindorf](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-heindorf)
- **Director:** [Michael Curtiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-curtiz)
- **Screenplay:** [Casey Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/casey-robinson), [Claude Binyon](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-binyon)
- **Producer:** [Jack Warner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-warner), [Hal B. Wallis](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-b-wallis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sol Polito](https://cinepixo.com/people/sol-polito), [Bert Glennon](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-glennon)
- **Editor:** [George Amy](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-amy)

## Cast

- [Frank Coghlan, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-coghlan-jr)
- [Warner Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/warner-anderson)
- [Dorothy Peterson](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-peterson)
- [Dolores Costello](https://cinepixo.com/people/dolores-costello)
- [Charles Butterworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-butterworth)
- [Irving Bacon](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-bacon)
- [Stanley Ridges](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-ridges)
- [Ronald Reagan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-reagan)
- [Irving Berlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-berlin)
- [Ilka Grüning](https://cinepixo.com/people/ilka-gruning)
- [Gary Merrill](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-merrill)
- [Joe Louis](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-louis)
- [Victor Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-moore)
- [Ezra Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ezra-stone)
- [George Tobias](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-tobias)

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