The Bugle Sounds
| The Bugle Sounds | |
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| Directed by | S. Sylvan Simon |
| Screenplay by | Cyril Hume |
| Story by | Lawrence Kimble Cyril Hume |
| Produced by | J. Walter Ruben |
| Starring | Wallace Beery Marjorie Main Lewis Stone George Bancroft Henry O'Neill Donna Reed Chill Wills |
| Cinematography | Clyde De Vinna |
| Edited by | Ben Lewis |
| Music by | Lennie Hayton Daniele Amfitheatrof |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.2 million (US rentals)[1] |
The Bugle Sounds is a 1942 American World War II movie starring Wallace Beery as a cavalry sergeant resistant to replacing horses with tanks. The supporting cast includes Marjorie Main, Lewis Stone, George Bancroft, Donna Reed, and Chill Wills, and the film was directed by S. Sylvan Simon.
Plot
In 1941, Colonel Lawton of the 19th Cavalry Regiment has to convert his unit from horses to light tanks. First Sergeant Patrick Aloysius 'Hap' Doan who has nearly 30 years in the US Cavalry with service in the Mexican Border Campaign and World War I has a hard time with the adjustments. The regiment is also to take in its first draftees. In the meantime saboteurs are attempting to destroy the tanks.
Cast
- Wallace Beery as First Sergeant Patrick Aloysius 'Hap' Doan
- Marjorie Main as Susie
- Lewis Stone as Colonel Jack Lawton
- George Bancroft as Russ
- Henry O'Neill as Lieutenant Colonel Harry Seton
- Donna Reed as Sally Hanson
- Chill Wills as Sergeant Larry Dillon
- William Lundigan as Private Joey Hanson
- Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Sgt. Krims
- Tom Dugan as Sergeant Strong
- Ernest Whitman as Cartaret
- Roman Bohnen as Mr. Leech
- Jerome Cowan as Mr. Nichols
- Arthur Space as Hank
- Jonathan Hale as Brigadier-General
See also
The other six Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main films:
- Wyoming (1940)
- Barnacle Bill (1941)
- Jackass Mail (1942)
- Rationing (1944)
- Bad Bascomb (1946)
- Big Jack (1949)
References
External links
- The Bugle Sounds at IMDb
- The Bugle Sounds at AllMovie
- The Bugle Sounds at the TCM Movie Database
- The Bugle Sounds at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films