Army Girl

Army Girl
	Film poster
Directed by	George Nicholls Jr.
Produced by	Sol C. Siegel
Written by	Charles L. Clifford; Barry Trivers; Samuel Ornitz
Starring	Madge Evans; Preston Foster
Music by	Victor Young; Alberto Colombo
Cinematography	Ernest Miller; Harry J. Wild
Edited by	William Morgan
Production; company	Republic Pictures
Release date	August 11, 1938;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Army Girl (also released as The Last of the Cavalry) is a 1938 American comedy film directed by George Nicholls Jr. and starring Madge Evans and Preston Foster. It was a high budget film by Republic Pictures.[1]

Plot

Capt. Dike Conger and M/Sgt. "Three Star" Hennessy are sent with their new light tank for tests against horse cavalry under desert conditions. In an extended hell for leather race amongst a variety of obstacles, their tank wins against Col. Armstrong's 31st Cavalry.

During this period the Colonel's daughter Julie masquerades as a Southern Belle with no connection with the army to date Dike who vows to have nothing to do with Army Girls; the daughters of officers or soldiers. Enjoying each other's company Dike discovers that Julie is actually the Colonel's daughter but has fallen in love with her.

Due to the tank winning the competition, Army Headquarters orders that Captain Dike Conger take over the command of the 31st Cavalry from the kindly old Colonel Armstrong. Though Julie and the officers and troopers of the Regiment despise Dike for doing this, the gentlemanly Colonel Armstrong suggests a scheme to win his Regiment over; the Colonel and Dike swap mounts. However, in a wild ride inside the tank both the Colonel and "Three Star" are killed when the tank goes out of control.

Dike is court martialled but all discover an unsavoury truth.

Cast

Madge Evans as Julie Armstrong
Preston Foster as Capt. Dike Conger
James Gleason as M/Sgt. 'Three Star' Hennessy
H. B. Warner as Col. Armstrong
Ruth Donnelly as Leila Kennett
Neil Hamilton as Capt. Joe Schuyler
Heather Angel as Mrs. Gwen Bradley
Billy Gilbert as Cantina Pete
Ralph Morgan as Maj. Hal Kennett
Barbara Pepper as Riki Thomas
Ralph Byrd as Capt. Bob Marvin
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as First Sergeant Ross
Robert Warwick as Brig. Gen. Matthews

Accolades

The film was nominated for three Academy Awards:[2]

Cinematography (Ernest Miller, Harry Wild)
Music (Original Score) (Victor Young)
Sound Recording (Charles L. Lootens)

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References

"Army Girl". NY Times. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
"The 11th Academy Awards (1939) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011.

External links

Army Girl on IMDb

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[NY_Times-1] "Army Girl". NY Times. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2011.

[Oscars1939-2] "The 11th Academy Awards (1939) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011.