This Is the Army
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This Is the Army is a 1943 American musical comedy–propaganda film, based on the Irving Berlin stage production, that features an all-soldier cast performing patriotic numbers during World War II.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| This Is the Army (1943 film) | 1 |
| This Is the Army (film) | 1 |
| This Is the Army (stage musical) | 1 |
Statements (45)
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| academyAwards |
nominated for 2 Oscars
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won 1 Oscar ⓘ |
| award | Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | This Is the Army (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Irving Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | James Wong Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| composer | Irving Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Michael Curtiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editedBy | George Amy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresAppearance | Irving Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCastType | all-soldier cast ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
musical comedy
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propaganda ⓘ war ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
military life
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patriotism ⓘ wartime entertainment ⓘ |
| musicBy | Irving Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
God Bless America
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This Is the Army, Mr. Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Hal B. Wallis
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Jack L. Warner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
American patriotic propaganda
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wartime morale boosting ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1943-08-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 121 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Casey Robinson
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Claude Binyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Alan Hale Sr.
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Frances Langford NERFINISHED ⓘ George Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Leslie NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | U.S. Army soldiers staging a musical revue ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | 1940s American cinema ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
This Is the Army (stage musical)
this entity surface form:
This Is the Army (1943 film)
this entity surface form:
This Is the Army (film)