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Tanks a Million

  • 1941
  • Approved
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Frank Faylen, James Gleason, Elyse Knox, Joe Sawyer, William Tracy, and Dick Wessel in Tanks a Million (1941)
SlapstickAdventureComedyRomance

An Army draftee with a good memory makes sergeant and saves the day.An Army draftee with a good memory makes sergeant and saves the day.An Army draftee with a good memory makes sergeant and saves the day.

  • Director
    • Fred Guiol
  • Writers
    • Paul Gerard Smith
    • Warren Wilson
    • Edward E. Seabrook
  • Stars
    • William Tracy
    • James Gleason
    • Noah Beery Jr.
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    308
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Fred Guiol
    • Writers
      • Paul Gerard Smith
      • Warren Wilson
      • Edward E. Seabrook
    • Stars
      • William Tracy
      • James Gleason
      • Noah Beery Jr.
    • 12User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    William Tracy
    William Tracy
    • Sgt. Dorian 'Dodo' Doubleday
    James Gleason
    James Gleason
    • Col. 'Spitfire' Barkley
    Noah Beery Jr.
    Noah Beery Jr.
    • Charlie Cobb
    Joe Sawyer
    Joe Sawyer
    • Sgt. William Ames
    Elyse Knox
    Elyse Knox
    • Jeannie
    Douglas Fowley
    Douglas Fowley
    • Capt. Rossmead
    Knox Manning
    Knox Manning
    • Cardigan - Radio Interviewer
    Frank Faylen
    Frank Faylen
    • Pvt. Skivic
    Dick Wessel
    Dick Wessel
    • Pvt. Monkman
    Frank Melton
    Frank Melton
    • Pvt. Cleary
    Harold Goodwin
    Harold Goodwin
    • Lt. Caldwell
    William Gould
    William Gould
    • Maj. Greer
    Norman Kerry
    Norman Kerry
    • Major
    Roy Crane
    • Hartfield
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Hall
    Eddie Hall
    • Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    Bert Moorhouse
    Bert Moorhouse
    • Radio Station Announcer
    • (uncredited)
    Edmund Mortimer
    Edmund Mortimer
    • Radio Station Representative
    • (uncredited)
    David Newell
    David Newell
    • Lt. Jennings
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Fred Guiol
    • Writers
      • Paul Gerard Smith
      • Warren Wilson
      • Edward E. Seabrook
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    • Trivia
      This was first purchased for telecast in New York City in mid-1948 by WPIX (Channel 11), as part of its newly acquired series of three dozen Hal Roach feature film productions, originally released theatrically between 1931-43 and now being syndicated for television broadcast by Regal Television Pictures. However, no record of WPIX ever showing the film has been found. Its earliest documented telecasts took place in Chicago Sunday 23 January 1949 on WBKB (Channel 4), in Philadelphia Tuesday 31 May 1949 on WCAU (Channel 10), in New York City Tuesday 2 August 1949 on WJZ (Channel 7), which picked up the Roach package after WPIX was finished with it, and in Cincinnati Sunday 4 September 1949 on WCPO (Channel 7).
    • Connections
      Followed by Hay Foot (1942)
    • Soundtracks
      You're in the Army Now
      Music by Isham Jones

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    Tanks a Million (1941)

    ** 1/2 (out of 4)

    Hal Roach comedy has William Tracy playing a new Army recruit with a photogenic memory, which drives everyone around him crazy. It really drives Sgt. Ames (Joe Sawyer) crazy because Tracy is soon bumped up to Sgt., which took Ames twenty years to reach. This is a pretty far fetched but mildly entertaining product piece of WW2. There are several laughs throughout but nothing big enough to make me go back and watch the film. Sawyer steals the show as the jealous Sgt. and Tracy manages a few laughs as the dorky brain. The film runs fifty-minutes and that's short enough for what's going on. Any longer would have made the film a real drag. This film received an Oscar nomination for Best Scoring of a Dramatic (!?!?!) Film.
    • Michael_Elliott
    • Feb 25, 2008
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    • Release date
      • September 12, 1941 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tanques y balas
    • Filming locations
      • Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(army camp)
    • Production company
      • Hal Roach Studios
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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