The Phil Silvers Show Platoon in the Movies (Season 2, Episode 1)
TV-G
TV Episode | Comedy, Family

The Phil Silvers Show

Platoon in the Movies (Season 2, Episode 1)

TV-G

TV Episode | Comedy, Family

When the Motor Pool at Fort Baxter is chosen as the location to shoot an army training film about the care and maintenance of the humble spark plug, Sgt.Bilko cooks up a scheme to shoot his own film.

Director

Al De Caprio

Writers

Nat Hiken (created by) (story by) (teleplay by) | Tony Webster (teleplay by) | Billy Friedberg (teleplay by)

Producer

Nat Hiken

Cinematographer

William Miller (as William J. Miller)

Editor

Ray Sandiford

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 18, 1956

Release date

Sep 18, 1956 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 8 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 2 wins & 10 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
24 cast members

Name	Known for
Phil Silvers MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko See fewer	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Harvey Lembeck Cpl. Rocco Barbella Cpl. Rocco Barbella See fewer	Stalag 17 (1953)
Paul Ford Col. John T. Hall Col. John T. Hall See fewer	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Maurice Gosfield Pvt. Duane Doberman Pvt. Duane Doberman See fewer	The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
Allan Melvin Cpl. Steve Henshaw (as Allen Melvin) Cpl. Steve Henshaw (as Allen Melvin) See fewer	Flash Gordon (1979)
Walter Cartier Pvt. Claude Dillingham Pvt. Claude Dillingham See fewer	The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
Herbie Faye Cpl. Sam Fender (as Herby Faye) Cpl. Sam Fender (as Herby Faye) See fewer	Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
Bernard Fein Pvt. Gomez (as Bernie Fein) Pvt. Gomez (as Bernie Fein) See fewer	Hogan's Heroes (1965)
Mickey Freeman Pvt. Fielding Zimmerman Pvt. Fielding Zimmerman See fewer	The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
Karl Lukas Pvt. Stash Kadowski Pvt. Stash Kadowski See fewer	Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Jack Healy Pvt. Mullen Pvt. Mullen See fewer	The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
Maurice Brenner Pvt. Irving Fleischman Pvt. Irving Fleischman See fewer	The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Billy Sands Pvt. Dino Papparelli Pvt. Dino Papparelli See fewer	Rocky (1976)
P. Jay Sidney Pvt. Palmer (as P.J. Sidney) Pvt. Palmer (as P.J. Sidney) See fewer	Trading Places (1983)
Ralph Stantley Lt. Pierson Lt. Pierson See fewer	The Joe Louis Story (1953)
Virginia Wilson Sludge (as Virginia De Louse) Sludge (as Virginia De Louse) See fewer	Play of the Week (1959)
Edwin Cooper General Cobb (as Ed Cooper) General Cobb (as Ed Cooper) See fewer	The Defenders (1961)
Alice Yourman Mrs. Cobb Mrs. Cobb See fewer	Guiding Light (1952)
Elisabeth Fraser MSgt. Joan Hogan MSgt. Joan Hogan See fewer	A Patch of Blue (1965)
Billie Allen WAC Billie (uncredited) WAC Billie (uncredited) See fewer	Losing Ground (1982)
John Anderson Film Theatre Orderly (uncredited) Film Theatre Orderly (uncredited) See fewer	Psycho (1960)
Ned Glass MSgt. Andy Pendleton (uncredited) MSgt. Andy Pendleton (uncredited) See fewer	Charade (1963)
Hope Sansberry Mrs. Nell Hall (uncredited) Mrs. Nell Hall (uncredited) See fewer	Keep in Step (1959)
Nicholas Saunders Captain Barker (uncredited) Captain Barker (uncredited) See fewer	Bananas (1971)