You're in the Army Now

This article is about the 1941 film. For the 1980s song, see In the Army Now (song). For 1917 song, see You're in the Army Now (song).

You're in the Army Now is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Jimmy Durante, Phil Silvers, Jane Wyman and Regis Toomey.^[1] It was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers. It features the longest kiss in film history to date (lasting three minutes and five seconds),^[2] a record that lasted until 1988.^[3] The film's copyright was renewed in 1969.^[4]

You're in the Army Now
Promotional Movie Poster 1941
Directed by	Lewis Seiler
Written by	George Bentley and Paul Gerard Smith
Produced by	Benjamin Stoloff
Starring	Jimmy Durante Phil Silvers Jane Wyman Regis Toomey
Cinematography	Arthur L. Todd
Edited by	Frank Magee
Music by	Howard Jackson
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	December 25, 1941 (1941-12-25) (United States)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Synopsis

Two vacuum cleaners are drafted into the army. Fast-talking Homer tries to convince their new colonel that the cavalry regiment needs to be mechanized and tries to arrange a deal on some tanks. Meanwhile the colonel's daughter begins a romance with one of the captains in the unit.

Cast

Characters	Actors
Homer 'Jeeper' Smith	Jimmy Durante
Breezy Jones	Phil Silvers
Bliss Dobson	Jane Wyman
Capt. Joe Radcliffe	Regis Toomey
Colonel Dobson	Donald MacBride
Sgt. Madden	Joe Sawyer
Brig. Gen. Damon P. Winthrop	Clarence Kolb
Gen. Philpot	Paul Harvey
Capt. Austin	George Meeker
Lt. Col Rogers	Paul Stanton
Sgt. Thorpe	William Haade
Army doctor	John Maxwell
Della	Etta McDaniel

See also

• 1941 in film
• You're in the Navy Now, a 1951 comedy film