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Up in Arms

Play trailer Poster for Up in Arms 1944,  1h 46m,  Musical/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 80% 5 Reviews Tomatometer 73% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
80% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 73% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
Hypochondriac elevator operator Danny Weems (Danny Kaye) and his best friend, Joe (Dana Andrews), are drafted. After basic training, the men discover that their friends, Virginia (Dinah Shore) and Mary (Constance Dowling), are nursing officers. Though Danny knows Virginia likes him, he likes Mary -- who in turn cares for Joe. When the men are ordered into duty, Mary is inadvertently trapped on board their ship. Trying to protect her friend, Virginia joins them as they set sail for war.

Critics Reviews

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Walter Goodman New York Times Jan 8, 2018
Dinah loves Danny, who thinks he loves Constance Dowling, who loves Dana Andrews, Danny's best pal. But don't worry. Everything works out just fine. Go to Full Review
Noel Murray The Dissolve Dec 16, 2013
2.5/5
Kaye is at his best in Up In Arms, where he stops the show multiple times. Go to Full Review
Don Q. Cine-Mundial Sep 16, 2019
Danny Kaye's adventures in the army are unrivaled. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Mar 8, 2008
4/5
Par excellance Danny Kaye in first film; and very WWII in spirit, theme. Go to Full Review
Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Sep 1, 2006
4/5
Danny and Dinah are a delight in Kaye's feature debut. Go to Full Review
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Rey R Apr 23, 2018 I am a Danny Kaye fan. I especially like this one for its song When It's Cherryblossom Time (In Orange New Jersey). See more
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Cast & Crew

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Elliott Nugent

Director

Danny Kaye

Danny Weems

Dinah Shore

Virginia

Dana Andrews

Joe

Constance Dowling

Mary Morgan

Louis Calhern

Colonel Ashley

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Up in Arms

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Movie Info

Synopsis Hypochondriac elevator operator Danny Weems (Danny Kaye) and his best friend, Joe (Dana Andrews), are drafted. After basic training, the men discover that their friends, Virginia (Dinah Shore) and Mary (Constance Dowling), are nursing officers. Though Danny knows Virginia likes him, he likes Mary -- who in turn cares for Joe. When the men are ordered into duty, Mary is inadvertently trapped on board their ship. Trying to protect her friend, Virginia joins them as they set sail for war.
Director
Elliott Nugent
Producer
Samuel Goldwyn
Screenwriter
Don Hartman
Distributor
RKO Radio Pictures
Production Co
Avalon Productions S.L., The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 17, 1944, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 31, 2020
Runtime
1h 46m
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