abbott and costello first major success and this film be a tremendous hit in it day and wind up beat great film like citizen kane and how green be my valley when 1941 box office receipt be count up for the end of the year . there be not doubt that buck private feel extremely out of touch with today time and but then again why shouldn not it . this be a movie that suppose to be take place in the early 1940 and not the 21st century . it like a period piece that mean only to portray the time in which it be make . the comedy duo accidentally enlist in the u. s. army ( an overdone cliché perhaps and but what the heck ) and be treat to humorous routine and some merry song and dance and make it feel like this be the place to be in 1940. now and for fan of abbott and costello and there be plenty of good gag that be perfectly render at this early phase of the team movie career . gem include represent youre 40 and she 10 and dice game and don not play that radio . and and let me borrow 40 dollar and you owe me 10. there also a classic skit with abbott command a hilarious army drill and and costello becomes involve in a boxing match with a big brute . both comedian be at the peak of their power at this point and and so theyre right on the money in all their routine . as good a the boy be and there be other staple to contend with and which would be an ongoing factor throughout many of their 1940s film . there be several musical number strew amidst the comedy and here courtesy of the andrews sister . in comedy such a this and these performance definitely tend to weigh thing down and one mileage will definitely vary a to whether theyre a help or a hindrance . while i have to say that i personally do not find the homely andrews gal to be that much to look at and i do think they have get charisma and sing well . so i do not mind their sweet harmonizing every so often and plus the song themselves aren not bad ( i can not dislike the boogie woogie bugle boy ) . this be make at a time where go to the theatre be a full night out while not only to experience the funny antic of bud and lou and but also to enjoy a set of music and dance for your money and too . all the same and there be future film ( for me ) where the musical interlude weren not so hot and do become extremely annoy . somehow and it all gel pretty well within the happy army atmosphere of buck private . one thing that do irk me be whenever another character be not all that concern with get too much screen time when it mainly a and c be hop to see . in this case and a little too much footage be devote to the side story of a couple of other male lead who be at odds with one another yet manage to also enlist in the army along with bud and lou . but we also get an appearance by shemp howard ( one of the three stooge ) a a cook and and that never a bad thing .