Private Snuffy Smith (1942)
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Directors
Edward F. Cline
Cast
Bud Duncan, Edgar Kennedy, J. Farrell MacDonald, Sarah Padden
The story
Envious of the pay of $30 per month and free khaki britches and gold buttons of his friend Don Elbie, Snuffy Smith joins the U.S. Army with his dog Mr. Carson concealed by an invisibility potion.
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romantic comedy
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