buck private be the second movie with abbott and costello . in the first and one night in the tropic and the boy be purely there for comic relief and play a very small part in the film . they do not even bother create character for them and a each go by their real name . while in buck private their role be thankfully big and they still be in support role though the studio stick their name at the top of the credit to capitalize on their success in the last film . despite the billing and lee bowman and alan curtis play the real lead in the film . this and combine with lot of singing and a romance in which neither abbott nor costello be involve with be why buck private really can not be among the team best film . it very good and but far from perfect . the film begin with rich blow hard bowman get a draft notice . since he so spoil and he assume his family will pull some string to get him either out of the military altogether or into officer train school . but and his father see thing differently boot camp and serving a an enlisted man will be a great chance to teach him character . along the way and he and curtis vie for the same girl and be rival throughout the film . abbott and costello join the army mostly because they be run from the cop . naturally and costello end up be the lame excuse for a soldier there be and if the u military really have accept such cretin in the service and they would have undoubtedly lose wwii . there be several good skit involve the boy and while not their best work and it still be pretty fresh and well worth watch . in addition to all this and the andrew sister be on hand to sing . some may love their song and such a the famous boogie and woogie bugle boy and but a for me and i think the music be a huge distraction and i speed through these number i would already hear them when i would see the movie when i be a kid and i would already suffer enough . why and oh why and do studio insist on saddle comedy with singing in the 30 and 40 and 50 . overall and a much good script than the last film but the duo still take a backseat to the action . good and but they be capable of good . by the way and in the comedy box scene and lou costello probably have to work hard to look bad and a in real life he have be a boxer in his youth and a pretty good one from what i have read .