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No Time for Sergeants (1958)
, 1h59Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy
Themes Military humor in film, Théâtre, Transport films, Aviation films, Films based on plays, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Andy Griffith, Myron McCormick, Nick Adams, Murray Hamilton, Howard Smith, Howard Smith
Will Stockdale (Andy Griffith) is a backward, backwoods rube from outside Callville, Georgia who may or may not be smarter than he looks. Accused by Mr. McKinney (Dub Taylor) the head of the draft board of being a draft dodger, it turns out that Stockdale's draft notices have been hidden from him by his father, who doesn't want the boy to leave home and be ridiculed. His father tells Will to be careful going to big cities like Macon and Atlanta. Pa Stockdale says he has been to those cities many years before and he was ridiculed.
M*A*S*H (1970)
, 1h56Directed by Robert Altman, Fred Williamson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy
Themes Military humor in film, Medical-themed films, Politique, Sports films, American football films, Musical films, Political films, Children's films
Actors Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman, Robert Duvall, René Auberjonois
Set in 1951 in South Korea, the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is assigned two replacements: Captains "Hawkeye" Pierce and "Duke" Forrest, who arrive in a stolen Jeep. They are insubordinate, womanizing, mischievous rule-breakers but they soon prove to be excellent combat surgeons. They immediately clash with their new tent mate Frank Burns, who is both a religious man and an inferior, stubborn, inept and incompetent surgeon who, when he causes mistakes, selfishly accuses anyone that is aside him. Hawkeye and Duke pressure Lt. Colonel Henry Blake, the unit CO, to have Burns removed from "their" tent. They also ask him to apply for a specialist thoracic surgeon to be assigned to the 4077th. Their wish is granted when Captain "Trapper" John McIntyre arrives at the 4077th.
The Major and the Minor (1942)
, 1h40Directed by Billy Wilder
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Military humor in film, Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Rita Johnson, Robert Benchley, Diana Lynn, Edward Fielding
After her client Albert Osborne (Robert Benchley) makes a pass at her, Susan Applegate (Ginger Rogers) quits her job as a scalp massager for the Revigorous System and decides to leave New York City and return home to Stevenson, Iowa. Upon arriving at the train station, she discovers she has only enough money to cover a child's fare, so she disguises herself as a twelve-year-old girl named Su-Su. When a suspicious conductor catches her smoking, Su-Su takes refuge in the compartment of Major Philip Kirby (Ray Milland) who, believing she is a frightened child, agrees to let her stay with him until they reach his stop.
Beau Hunks (1931)
, 37minutesDirected by James W. Horne
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes French war films, Military humor in film, Buddy films
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jean Harlow, James W. Horne, Charles Middleton, Tiny Sandford
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart Jeanie-Weenie (only ever seen as a photograph) rejects him, as it is the only place where Ollie can forget her. When they arrive at the barracks in French Algeria, they discover that not only are the other soldiers trying to forget lost loves, their lost loves all happen to be the one and the same woman Ollie is trying to forget: Jeanie-Weenie!
The Americanization of Emily (1964)
, 1h55Directed by Arthur Hiller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Military humor in film, Seafaring films, Transport films, La bataille de l'Atlantique, Political films
Actors James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas, Joyce Grenfell, James Coburn, Edmon Ryan
Lieutenant Commander Charlie Madison (James Garner), United States Naval Reserve, is a cynical and highly efficient adjutant to Rear Admiral William Jessup (Melvyn Douglas) in 1944 London. Madison's job as a dog robber is to keep his boss and other high-ranking officers supplied with luxury goods and amiable Englishwomen. He falls in love with a driver from the motor pool, Emily Barham (Julie Andrews), who has lost her husband, brother, and father in the war. Madison's pleasure-seeking "American" lifestyle amid wartime rationing both fascinates and disgusts Emily, but she does not want to lose another loved one to war and finds the "practicing coward" Madison irresistible.
Shoulder Arms (1918)
, 46minutesDirected by Charles Reisner, Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy
Themes Military humor in film, Political films
Actors Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Sydney Chaplin, Henry Bergman, Albert Austin, Tom Wilson
Charlie is in boot camp in the "awkward squad." Once in France he gets no letters from home. He finally gets a package containing limburger cheese which requires a gas mask and which he throws over into the German trench. He goes "over the top" and captures thirteen Germans ("I surrounded them"), then volunteers to wander through the German lines disguised as a tree trunk. With the help of a French girl he captures the Kaiser and the Crown Prince and is given a statue and victory parade in New York and then ... fellow soldiers wake him from his dream.
Three Little Sew and Sews (1939)
Directed by Del Lord, Jules White
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film, Buddy films
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Harry Semels, James C. Morton, Phyllis Barry
The Stooges are sailors employed in a naval base tailor shop. The three steal officer uniforms in order to pursue women. While pretending to be an Admiral, Curly and his "aides" (Moe and Larry) are tricked into stealing a submarine by a pair of spies. The Stooges eventually capture the spies, but whilst reenacting the capture for the real Admiral, Curly accidentally detonates a bomb. The short ends with the Stooges, now angels ascending to heaven, being chased by an angry Admiral, who is also now an angel.
Up Front (1951)
, 1h32Directed by Alexander Hall
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy
Themes Military humor in film, Political films
Actors Tom Ewell, David Wayne, Marina Berti, Jeffrey Lynn, Richard Egan, Vaughn Taylor
Operation Petticoat (1959)
, 2h4Directed by Blake Edwards
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Action, Romance
Themes Military humor in film, Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Dina Merrill, Joan O'Brien, Gene Evans, Gavin MacLeod
In 1959, United States Navy Rear Admiral Matt Sherman (Cary Grant), ComSubPac, boards the obsolete submarine USS Sea Tiger prior to her departure for the scrapyard. The first commanding officer of the Sea Tiger, Sherman begins reading his wartime personal logbook and recalling earlier events
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
, 1h8Directed by Lloyd French, George Marshall, Ray McCarey
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy
Themes Military humor in film, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Richard Tucker, Don Dillaway, Jacquie Lyn
The film begins in 1917 with Stan (Stan Laurel) and Ollie (Oliver Hardy) being drafted into the American Expeditionary Force to fight in World War I. The two mess up badly during drilling, antagonizing the drill sergeant and wind up in kitchen duties. Misunderstanding the cook's instructions on disposing of the garbage cans results in dumping the garbage in the general's private dining room. While in prison, they are threatened by the cook (George Marshal), also jailed due to their "snitching", with violence, once he is out and has his knife again. While serving in the trenches of France, the pair befriend a man named Eddie Smith, who is killed in action by the Imperial German Army.In the same battle, the boys manage to capture several enemy soldiers, in a rather unusual way.
Half Shot Shooters (1936)
Directed by Jack White
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Stanley Blystone, Vernon Dent, Edward LeSaint
1918 - After getting medals for "Wounds in action" (being beaten up by their sergeant after sleeping through an attack), the Stooges are discharged from the army immediately following the end of World War I, whereupon they rough up Sgt. MacGillicuddy (Stanley Blystone) in retribution for his poor treatment of them.
Higher Than a Kite (1943)
Directed by Del Lord
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Vernon Dent, Dick Curtis, Duke York
The Stooges want to fly for the Royal Air Force, but end up as mechanics working in a motor-pool garage. When given the assignment of getting a 'squeak' out of the Colonel's car from his assistant Kelly (Duke York), they get sidetracked after Moe's head gets stuck in a pipe. After several painful attempts, they finally unscrew Moe from the tight quarters, and he eventually chases Larry and Curly around the vehicle, breaking the windshield in the process. The Stooges disassemble the entire engine, and are still puzzled, as they are not exactly certain what a squeak looks like. Kelly comes to retrieve the Colonel's car, with the Stooges still hoping to be airmen.
Catch-22 (1970)
, 2h2Directed by Mike Nichols, Andrew Marton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Military humor in film, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Art Garfunkel, Jack Gilford, Buck Henry
Captain Yossarian (Alan Arkin), a U.S. Army Air Force B-25 bombardier, is stationed on the Mediterranean base on Pianosa during World War II. Along with his squadron members, Yossarian is committed to flying dangerous missions, and after watching friends die, he seeks a means of escape.
Tropic Thunder (2008)
, 1h46Directed by Ben Stiller
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Military humor in film, Films about films
Actors Robert Downey Jr., Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Brandon T. Jackson, Jay Baruchel, Nick Nolte
Hook-handed Vietnam veteran Staff Sergeant John "Four Leaf" Tayback's (Nick Nolte) memoir, Tropic Thunder, is being made into a film. With the exception of newcomer supporting actor Kevin Sandusky (Jay Baruchel), the cast—fading action hero Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), five-time Academy Award-winning Australian method actor Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey, Jr.), rapper Alpa Chino (Brandon T. Jackson), and drug-addicted comedian Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black)—behave unreasonably. Rookie director Damien Cockburn (Steve Coogan) cannot control them during filming of a large war scene, and production is reported to be one month behind schedule a mere week into production. Studio executive Les Grossman (Tom Cruise) orders Damien to resume filming as planned, or risk its cancellation.
Tell It to the Marines (1926)
, 1h43Directed by George William Hill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Romance
Themes Military humor in film
Actors Lon Chaney, William Haines, Eleanor Boardman, Eddie Gribbon, Carmel Myers, Warner Oland
In 1924, "Skeet" Burns applies to join the United States Marine Corps, but only to get a free train ride to San Diego, California. When he arrives, he escapes from veteran Marine Sergeant O'Hara and boards another train to "Tia Juana", Mexico for the horse races. However, upon his return, he enlists after all and comes under O'Hara's charge.