The Bugle Sounds | |
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Directed by | S. Sylvan Simon |
Produced by | J. Walter Ruben |
Screenplay by | Cyril Hume |
Story by |
Lawrence Kimble Cyril Hume |
Starring |
Wallace Beery Marjorie Main Lewis Stone George Bancroft Henry O'Neill Donna Reed Chill Wills |
Music by |
Lennie Hayton Daniele Amfitheatrof |
Cinematography | Clyde De Vinna |
Edited by | Ben Lewis |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time
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102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.2 million (US rentals) |
The Bugle Sounds is a 1942 World War II movie starring Wallace Beery as a cavalry sergeant resistant to replacing horses with tanks. The supporting cast includes Marjorie Main, Lewis Stone, George Bancroft, Donna Reed, and Chill Wills, and the film was directed by S. Sylvan Simon.
In 1941, Colonel Lawton (Lewis Stone) of the 19th Cavalry Regiment has to convert his unit from horses to tanks. Sergeant Patrick Aloysius 'Hap' Doan (Wallace Beery) has a hard time with the adjustments.
Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main starred in the following seven films together: