At War with the Army

Starring: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Polly Bergen, et al.

Product Description

The first starring vehicle for Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, At War With The Army features Martin as the smooth, confident ladies man and Lewis as the bumbling, inept dolt who wreaks havoc everywhere he goes. As Martin bursts into song, Lewis struggles to understand the workings of a Coke machine, successfully creating a character pattern for future Lewis & Martin movies. Lewis is spectacular singing "The Navy Gets The Gravy But The Army Gets The Beans," and is at his slapstick best in this musical comedy set in a WWII army training camp. Lewis is a hopeless private and Martin an overbearing First Sergeant - the two were raised in the same neighborhood before enlisting, and now they find themselves dealing with a loudmouth drill instructor, a sly supply sergeant, a hen-pecked company commander, and a battalion of other zany military characters.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 096009153298
• Release Date: December 2013
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Publisher: Platinum Disc Corporation
• Director: Hal Walker
• Starring: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Polly Bergen, Mike Kellin, Jimmie Dundee, Dick Stabile, Timothy Farrell, Frank Hyers, Dan Dayton, William Mendrek
• Runtime: 1 hour, 33 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

Who is the father?

Writers: James B. Allardice (based on a play by), Fred F. Finklehoffe (written for the screen by) Yep, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis are in the army. No telling how they got there. All that is known is that 1st Sgt. Vic Puccinelli (Dean Martin) is desperate to go overseas for some action; Pfc. Alvin Korwin (Jerry Lewis), not as comedic as usual, is just trying to stay out of trouble. Capt. Ernest Caldwell (William Mendrek), the titular head of the unit, answers to his wife (Angela Greene). A beautiful girl walks into the office, whom the wife knows is PG but nothing more. So, it’s up to Capt. Ernest Caldwell to track down the father and make an honest woman of her. We can see the environment and can anticipate the comedy of errors.