At Attention! A photographic memory meets military madness.
Dodo Doubleday brings his encyclopedic mind to the US Army, turning basic training completely upside down. The ultimate clash of the rulebook versus the drill sergeants leads to an unforgettable radio broadcast that alters his military career forever.
Original Title: Tanks a Million (1941) | AKA: The Tanks Are Coming
b&w version https://youtu.be/Qp73bE483EY
Followed by Hay Foot / The Prodigy Sergeant (1942) https://youtu.be/Uzx1X7A6Kl8
⏱️ MOVIE CHAPTERS:
00:00 – FULL MOVIE
00:01:52 – Dodo Doubleday flexes his photographic memory before heading off to the army camp.
00:14:14 – Major Greer promotes the rule-quoting rookie directly to sergeant over seasoned veterans.
00:18:20 – Company F maliciously follows instructions to the letter by assembling for drill without their trousers.
00:39:42 – Colonel Barkley panics over a radio microphone while his quick-thinking orderly steps up to deliver a rousing broadcast.
00:45:02 – General Washington commends the heartfelt speech over the phone to save the clever soldier from a court-martial.
⭐️ STARRING
William Tracy – 1st Sgt. Dodo Doubleday
Joe Sawyer – Sgt. William Ames
James Gleason – Col. "Spitfire" Barkley
Noah Beery Jr. – Charlie Cobb
Elyse Knox – Jeannie
Douglas Fowley – Capt. Rossmead
Knox Manning – Radio Interviewer Cardigan
Frank Faylen – Pvt. Skivic
Dick Wessel – Pvt. Monkman
Frank Melton – Pvt. Cleary
Harold Goodwin – Lt. Caldwell
William Gould – Maj. Greer
Norman Kerry – Major
🎬 CREW
Directed by Fred Guiol
Written by Paul Gerard Smith, Warren Wilson, Edward E. Seabrook
Cinematography by Robert Pittack
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