Buck Privates Come Home
Seen it?1947 | 77 min | Comedy, Romance, Action
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history and war-film fans and anyone in the mood for a love story. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost. Same wavelength as The Great Race or The Naked Gun. Set against the energy of New York.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Moves at a clip, at 1 hr 17 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1947: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.
Two ex-soldiers return from overseas--one of them having smuggled into the country a French orphan girl he has become attached to. They wind up running into their old sergeant--who hates them--and getting involved with a race-car builder who's trying to find backers for a new midget racer he's building.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$2 million worldwide on a $1 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Charles Barton
- Bud AbbottSlicker Smith
- Lou CostelloHerbie Brown
- Tom BrownBill Gregory
- Joan ShawleeSylvia Hunter
- Nat PendletonSgt. Michael Collins
- Beverly SimmonsYvonne 'Evie' LeBrec
- Don PorterCapt. Christie
- Donald MacBridePolice captain
- Don BeddoeMr. Roberts (State Department)
- Charles TrowbridgeMr. Quince