Up in Arms
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1944 US Theatrical Poster
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| Directed by | Elliott Nugent |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
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Danny Kaye Dinah Shore |
| Edited by |
Daniel Mandell James Newcom John F. Link Sr. |
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| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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106 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Up in Arms (1944) is a film directed by Elliott Nugent, and starring Danny Kaye and Dinah Shore. It was nominated for two Academy Awards in 1945.
Danny Weems works as an elevator operator in a New York Medical building, so that he can be close to doctors and nurses and get free advice on his supposed illnesses. The doctors know him well and consider him a hypochondriac. So when he is drafted into the US Army for war service, he is devastated. His best friend Joe gets himself also drafted so that he can keep an eye on Danny.
Danny is in love with nurse Mary Morgan, but she's really in love with Joe, and Joe's girl Virginia is secretly in love with Danny. The boys get through basic training, and as they embark by ship to the South Pacific, they discover that Mary and Virginia have also enlisted as army nurses. But as officers, they cannot fraternise with the boys.
Danny contrives to smuggle Mary on board, and during the voyage he tries to keep her hidden. But the truth eventually comes out and Danny is hauled before Colonel Ashley – who has him sent to the brig.
When the troops are landed on a Pacific island, Danny is again imprisoned, but is 'rescued' by a Japanese patrol. The try to interrogate him, but Danny manages to bamboozle them and eventually impersonate the commander. He gives orders that the soldiers surrender to the Americans – and they obey orders to the letter. And Danny's a hero.
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