Robert Osborne Intro - Buck Privates

Buck Privates - (Re-issue Trailer)

Abbott and Costello accidentally join the U.S. Army in their first starring comedy Buck Privates (1941).

Buck Privates (1941) -- (Movie Clip) Paying On Account

A quick insert, from special material written for the stars by John Grant, Slicker (Bud Abbott) and Herbie (Lou Costello) argue over money at the canteen, in Buck Privates, 1941.

Buck Privates (1941) -- (Movie Clip) Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

Private Herbie (Lou Costello) needs a moment before his boxing match so "The Andrews Sisters" appear to introduce their smash "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" by Don Raye and Hugh Prince, in the first big Abbott & Costello box office hit, Buck Privates, 1941.

Buck Privates (1941) -- (Movie Clip) Get Your Chins Up!

Famous scene said to have been tough to film because the director kept cracking up, Slicker (Bud Abbott) and Herbie (Lou Costello) in the Army drill routine from Buck Privates, 1941.

Buck Privates (1941) -- (Movie Clip) You're A Lucky Fellow

Herbie (Lou Costello) and Slicker (Bud Abbott) set up the first big number for The Andrews Sisters (Patty, Maxene and Laverne), "You're A Lucky Fellow Mr. Smith," staged by Nick Castle, in Buck Privates, 1941.

Buck Privates (1941) -- (Movie Clip) Drafty?

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello (as "Slicker" and "Herbie") are introduced, and we find out how they wind up in the army, in this early scene from their mega-hit debut as stars, Buck Privates, 1941.