There's Something About a Soldier (1943 film)

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There's Something About a Soldier
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Directed by Alfred E. Green
Written by Horace McCoy
Barry Trivers
Produced by Samuel Bischoff
Starring Tom Neal
Evelyn Keyes
Bruce Bennett
Cinematography George Meehan
Philip Tannura
Edited by Richard Fantl
Music by John Leipold
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • November 30, 1943 (1943-11-30)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

There's Something About a Soldier is a 1943 American drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Tom Neal, Evelyn Keyes and Bruce Bennett. [1] It takes its title from a popular song of the same name.

Contents

The film's sets were designed by the art director Lionel Banks.

Plot

During World War II, a group of fresh candidates arrive at an officer training school in Wilimington in North Carolina. Despite their rivalries they learn to work together during the seventeen week course.

Main cast

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References

  1. Wilt p.34

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