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Snafu

S.N.A.F.U. Means Situation Normal All Fowled Up!

A 14-year-old boy lies about his age and enlists in the United State Marine Corps without his family's consent or knowledge. He is sent into battle in the Pacific war-zone, decorated, and spotted in a newsreel by his family. The family asks the War Department to discharge him and send him home.

1h 25m1945NRTMDb 7.0

Comedy

English

Crew and Cast

Jack MossDirectorRobert BenchleyRobert BenchleyBen StevensBarbara Jo AllenBarbara Jo AllenMadge StevensConrad JanisConrad JanisRonald Stevens
Nanette ParksLaura JessupJanis WilsonJanis WilsonKate HerefordJimmy LloydJimmy LloydDanny BakerEnid MarkeyEnid MarkeyAunt EmilyMarcia Mae JonesMarcia Mae JonesMarthaByron FoulgerByron FoulgerPhil Ford
Eva PuigJosephina
Ray MayerDetective
Winfield SmithCol. West
John SoutherTaylorKathleen HowardKathleen HowardDean Garrett

Storyline

A 14-year-old boy lies about his age and enlists in the United State Marine Corps without his family's consent or knowledge. He is sent into battle in the Pacific war-zone, decorated, and spotted in a newsreel by his family. The family asks the War Department to discharge him and send him home.

  • Columbia Pictures

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Info

Status
Released
Released
22 November 1945
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
7.0 / 10 (2 votes)

Production

Director
Jack Moss
Writers
Harold Buchman, Louis Solomon
Studios
Columbia Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English