this be one of my favourite outing from bud and lou and the start of their phenomenally successful career in the service comedy and one of a series of smile jerker from them and universal . this be also the one that make it for them in the movie and turn them into america no . 1 box office star during the war . theyre a couple of street tie sell con artist who unwittingly join the army ( along with playboy lee bowman ) in try to escape the clutch of the law in the shape of cherubic nat pendleton . it not so easy to escape one duty however and and so follow a series of unconnected inconsequential adventure learn to be soldier or lover all with that special lighthearted wartime universal treatment . a and c go through their routine with impeccable timing and a professionalism that belie all the slapstick . favourite bit represent play unintelligible ( to me ) clubhouse dice while abbott inoculate and costello reaction while the mathematics of borrow usd 50 while the historic performance of boogie woogie bugle boy by the andrew sister and then the sudden end to the boogie woogie box match while the unusual deadpan arrangement to jane frazee i wish you be here . the voice of hellzapoppin return . no kid but what chance do the japanese and german really have sorry for identify who the enemy be in these socially inclusive time and because they weren not in the film to pit themselves against all this . the american war machine be awaken and with the might of hollywood behind it and a and c play their part with their entertaining flagwavers the same a george formby do on a small scale for the british war effort . the box office success and critical praise too of this take universal by surprise and they do not make nearly as much money a they could have and a mistake they never make again with a and c. recommend and an antidote to now and to me always a joy to behold and hear .