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What Next, Corporal Hargrove?

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4.0/10 • 2

1945-11-211h 35m

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Yes, it's the howling sequel to "See Here, Private Hargrove"

An Army corporal and his con-man sidekick take a shortcut to heroism in World War II France.

Directors
Richard Thorpe
Writters
Harry Kurnitz
Characters
Marion Hargrove

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  1. Robert Walker

    Robert Walker

    Corporal Hargrove

  2. Keenan Wynn

    Keenan Wynn

    Private Mulvehill

  3. Jean Porter

    Jean Porter

    Jeanne Quidoc

  4. Chill Wills

    Chill Wills

    Sgt. Cramp

  5. Hugo Haas

    Hugo Haas

    Mayor Quidoc

  6. William Phillips

    William Phillips

    Bill Burk

  7. Fred Essler

    Fred Essler

    Marcel Vivin

  8. Cameron Mitchell

    Cameron Mitchell

    Joe Lupot

  9. Maurice Marks

    Maurice Marks

    Gilly

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CinemaSerf

Jul 13, 2025

6/10

There is a scene towards the end of this film where the boys are travelling through Paris that rather sums the whole thing up. They are no more in Paris France than Paris Texas, and the filmed background is as obvious as most of the rest of this standard wartime comedy. It’s a sequel to the initial escapades of “Hargrove” (Robert Walker) from last year who has now been given, on what seems like a rotating basis, a couple of stripes and together with his pal “Mulverhill” (Keenan Wynn) gets into a multitude of scrapes as the US Army traverses the French countryside. They have a get rich quick scheme for just about everything, but their ordinarily harmonised rapport starts to struggle when one starts to make a few bucks at the expense of his pal! Chill Wills adds a little gravitas to this pretty chaotic military operation as their tolerant, but frequently frustrated, sergeant and there’s a tiny bit of glamour sparingly provided by the shockingly wooden Jean Porter but for the most part this is one of those procedural feel-good features that relies on the scenario and a hint of slapstick to get it through. Walker and Wynn do gel quite well but they are just going through the motions of something we have seen plenty of times before. Doubtless it cheered the war-weary audience at the drive-in in 1945, but it’s not a film you will ever remember watching.

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Status
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Original Language
English
Budget
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Keywords
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