fully deserve it prestigious hollywood award nomination and this be an entertaining little gem with lot of pizazz and some delightful surprise . outstandingly funny scene include an hilarious shoot ( and re shoot ) of a ww1 trench scene with australian comedian clyde cook a an optimistic non com and the hapless mcdoakes a a boyer or colman messenger  all under the beady eye of ralph sanford delightfully irascible anguish while a lost mcdoakes guide and re guide by equally perplexed jack carson while assistant director chandler rejoicing in a mcdoakes sent opportunity represent i be go to be a director . ace comic ohanlon have a dual role and play both mcdoakes and himself play mcdoakes . oddly and richard l. bare who do play himself in one or more other entry in the series and have turn down that opportunity here . in real life and bare a youngish and six foot rock hudson lookalike and but here he impersonate by veteran actor ( over 500 movie . ) and jack mower .