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Private Buckaroo
(1942): Popular entertainer Lon Prentice is finally able to enlist in the US Army after fixing his flat foot, but he immediately dismisses basic training as beneath him. His commanding officer's ironic solution—to exempt him from drills—causes the entire camp to turn against him, while the film is peppered with musical performances by The Andrews Sisters and Harry James.
Private Buckaroo
(1942): Popular entertainer Lon Prentice is finally able to enlist in the US Army after fixing his flat foot, but he immediately dismisses basic training as beneath him. His commanding officer's ironic solution—to exempt him from drills—causes the entire camp to turn against him, while the film is peppered with musical performances by The Andrews Sisters and Harry James.
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(1942): Popular entertainer Lon Prentice is finally able to enlist in the US Army after fixing his flat foot, but he immediately dismisses basic training as beneath him. His commanding officer's ironic solution—to exempt him from drills—causes the entire camp to turn against him, while the film is peppered with musical performances by The Andrews Sisters and Harry James.
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