About Face (1942 film)

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About Face
Directed by Kurt Neumann
Screenplay byEugene Conrad
Edward E. Seabrook
Produced by Hal Roach
Fred Guiol
Starring William Tracy
Joe Sawyer
Jean Porter
Marjorie Lord
Margaret Dumont
Veda Ann Borg
Joe Cunningham
Cinematography Paul Ivano
Edited byBert Jordan
Music by Edward Ward
Production
company
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • April 16, 1942 (1942-04-16)
Running time
43 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

About Face is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Eugene Conrad and Edward E. Seabrook. The film is the third of the Hal Roach's Streamliners Army film series with stars William Tracy and Joe Sawyer. The film also features Jean Porter, Marjorie Lord, Margaret Dumont, Veda Ann Borg and Joe Cunningham. The film was released on April 16, 1942, by United Artists. [1] [2]

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Plot

Sgt. Ames is always broke and owing money to his comrades-in-arms. When his biggest enemy, Dodo wins a large amount of money in a contest, Ames schemes to have Dodo pay for a night on the town with girls and a rented automobile. Things turn into a violent night of fights and car wrecking.

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References

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