Buck Privates

Street salesmen Slicker Smith (Bud Abbott) and Herbie Brown (Lou Costello) are on the run from policeman Mike Collins (Nat Pendleton) when they accidentally find themselves in an army recruiting office and reluctantly sign up for service. However, when the boys turn up at boot camp they are in for a shock as they soon discover that their new sergeant is none other than Mike Collins. (Universal Pictures UK)