{"product_id":"tanks-a-million","title":"Tanks a Million","description":"In the first of a popular series of WWII-era comedies from Hal Roach, meet Dorian \"Dodo\" Doubleday, a bookish know-it-all whose intelligence can't prevent him from being drafted into the army. Dodo is the bane of drill instructor Sgt. Ames' existence, until the new recruit's brains wrangles him a promotion and a date with sexy WAC Jeannie Blake. Overcome with jealousy, Ames vows to get Doubleday thrown out of the army, even if it costs him his stripes! \u003cp\u003eAnxious to emulate the success of Abbott \u0026amp; Costello's \u003ci\u003eBuck Privates\u003c\/i\u003e, producer Hal Roach and director Fred Guiol put \u003ci\u003eTanks a Million\u003c\/i\u003e before the cameras in the summer of 1941. A surprise hit, it led to four more films starring the Doubleday\/Ames characters: \u003ci\u003eHay Foot\u003c\/i\u003e (1942), \u003ci\u003eAbout Face\u003c\/i\u003e (1942), \u003ci\u003eFall In\u003c\/i\u003e (1943) and \u003ci\u003eYanks Ahoy\u003c\/i\u003e (1943). The series would return briefly during the Korean War with \u003ci\u003eAs You Were\u003c\/i\u003e (1951) and \u003ci\u003eMr. Walkie-Talkie\u003c\/i\u003e (1952) Star William Tracy had first garnered attention playing a similarly-beleaguered recruit in \u003ci\u003eBrother Rat\u003c\/i\u003e (1938) and went on to roles in such prestigious productions as \u003ci\u003eThe Shop Around the Corner\u003c\/i\u003e (1940) and \u003ci\u003eTobacco Road\u003c\/i\u003e (1941). Beloved character actor James Gleason is instantly recognizable from his supporting parts in classics like \u003ci\u003eHere Comes Mr. Jordan\u003c\/i\u003e (1941), \u003ci\u003eArsenic and Old Lace\u003c\/i\u003e (1944) and \u003ci\u003eThe Night of the Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e (1955). Former pin-up girl Elyse Knox, who next year would be menaced by Lon Chaney, Jr. in \u003ci\u003eThe Mummy's Tomb\u003c\/i\u003e (1942), is best remembered today as the mother of movie and TV star Mark Harmon. \u003ci\u003eTanks a Million\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for Best Musical Score at the 1942 Academy Awards. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBONUS: \u003ci\u003ePrivate Snafu (1943-1945): \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDuring World War II, the United States Army commissioned the geniuses at \"Termite Terrace\", Warner Brothers' animation department, to create a series of instructional films for the hordes of incoming draftees. Inspired, they invented \"Private Snafu\", a clueless G.I. who gave soldiers a perfect example of what \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e to do. Snafu is, of course, played by \"The Man of a Thousand Voices\", Mel Blanc. Including are six of these hilarious (and sometimes surprisingly racy) cartoons. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGripes (1943)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFighting Tools (1943)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSnafuperman (1944)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Lecture on Camouflage (1944)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's Murder She Says... (1945)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo Buddy Atoll (1945)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eVoices by Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet. Directed by Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Bob Clampett\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moviezyng","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":45800051769494,"sku":"089218767899","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/9621\/5446\/files\/089218767899.jpg?v=1762126221","url":"https:\/\/moviezyng.com\/products\/tanks-a-million","provider":"Movie Zyng","version":"1.0","type":"link"}