As You Were (1951) Army comedy | Joe Sawyer, William Tracy, Russell Hicks

[@johnevans3554]

Love these old comedy's I would love to see more of them

[@douglasslater5192]

So what. It was better than the trash today. I want to see more of them.

[@edwardwillis8197]

I agree .I want to see more movies like this .

[@luislaplume8261]

At least in those days before I was born we knew what was a woman! 😊

[@luislaplume8261]

Part of the movie showed short clip a streamlined steam locomotive of the Pennsylvania R.R that was rebuilt from a conventional steam locomotive that was only a few years old before being modernized by new appliances.

[@xeno9000]

Thanks for putting this up. I'm only 47 but I did get to watch alot of black & white shows growing up. I still love the oldies.

[@johnferguson4089]

A great comedy, I thoroughly enjoyed it, just wish we had a few of these films on TV today,

[@magacapwearer5910]

I just love this movie. Thanks

[@disappointeddinosaur4440]

This was comedy gold. I ❤ it. Want to see more!!😂.

[@Bill23799]

I had a good friend who served in the US Army during WW II. At one point he was stationed in Texas where they had a POW compound with German prisoners. They also had a unit of WACS on the base. The unit commander decided the only place to keep the women safe from the American soldiers was to house them behind the barbed wire with the German POW's haha. Oh and once a week he said they would march the Germans downtown to watch a movie at the local town theater. He said the Germans did not mind being prisoners. No one was trying to send them to the Eastern front and they loved the food.

[@luislaplume8261]

You know what? I believe you!

[@rkgaustin]

I used to drive past the old POW camp location at Seagoville all the time!

[@thunderbird1921]

Funny thing is, from what I've read, it wasn't always the men doing the advances. At least several WAC veterans publicly stated in their testimonies that they intentionally hit on GIs, with one even admitting to whistling at them (and they had zero regrets about it). I couldn't help but laugh in disbelief. Keeping them apart like what you described was possibly the Army's last desperate attempt to control the fraternization. By the Korean War, apart from rank restrictions on dating/marriage it seems they mostly gave up. I know from reading an old Air Force recruiting brochure from the late 50s or early 60s that they definitely waved the white flag, they were talking about how many of their servicewomen were married ("maybe your man is here", is what it basically said, as a pitch to young ladies). Oh the things that happen when women and men are put together...LOL.

[@janmeyer7074]

Those two dressed as WACs...hilarious. 🤣

[@daviddroxler8534]

Reminds me of the days when I was a Cadet in the Civil Air Patrol and as a 3rd Continental Light Dragoon reenactor for the American Revolution in 1976. Always enjoyed the close order drill exercises.

[@coobay4786]

Enjoyed it 👍

[@fromthesidelines]

Hal Roach Jr.'s attempt to continue the Sawyer-Tracy series from the 1940's [their last one was "Here Comes Trouble", in 1948]. One more film, "Mr. Walkie-Talkie", followed.

[@sananto6896]

At 57:00 male and female captains are itching for court martial of Tracy and Sawyer, but the colonel ends it with two words "case dismissed". The power of brass in the military is impressive.

[@allandavis8201]

@ 22:54 when the recruits were doing drill for the first time it took me back to my own basic training in 1979, my drill instructor was a Corporal Brian Gotts and he had a voice like a foghorn, I don’t think that our bunch of recruits was quite as bad as this lot are depicted as but we were certainly not great, especially with the halt, but we soon learned, that and the about turn on the March, but the one thing that really really stuck in my memory was the sound of us marching in step and Corporal Gotts screaming “dig those heals in” we thought it was to punish our feet initially but it soon became clear that it helped us stay in step and kept us dressed in formation, and for him it helped him give orders at the right time, a split second before the first movement of the order was to happen, it sounds crazy but hearing everyone’s boot hitting the floor in perfect unison is what makes the British military stand out from other countries military, our drill is the best in the world (and yes I am biased). Anybody who has gone through basic training will tell you that the first thing the instructors do is break you down, out of the civilian mindset, and then ram the military way down your throat, or as they say nowadays build you back up into a military state of mind and functioning in the same way.

[@memyname1771]

Not only break you down, but also rely on the whole team.

[@frederick6008]

👍🤣 even a great ending 🤣 Men wearing dresses... still a joke to me 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@evemarie1605]

Overly critical viewers should keep in mind that this was a classic comedy "B" film made for that era 70+ years agoand calculated to give post-WW2 audiences a good chuckle. It was part of a film genre intended to poke satirical fun at the US Army:- other examples were the "Sergeant Bilko" tv series, a cartoon where Bugs Bunny gets drafted," No Time For Sergeants", etc . However the inclusion of some cross-dressing is pure British influence which makes this an American version of a Brit-com:- It was also a predecessor and possibly inspiration for other films such as "Some Like It Hot!" and it was a continuation of the pre-WW2 "screwball comedies" which were quite familiar to American audiences of that era and still quite popular at that time. Lighten up and enjoy! 😉

[@DataWaveTaGo]

100% correct...sir!

[@jimcrawford3185]

Streamliner train @ 21:00 is eye candy at its finest

[@luislaplume8261]

It was a short clip of a conventional steam locomotive that was streamlined into a modern steam locomotive for higher speeds. It was filmed in 1936 prior to the Pennsylvania R.R orders for a fleet of modern streamlined steam locomotives to pull it's best trains.

[@jimcrawford3185]

@@luislaplume8261 A gorgeous machine, to be sure

[@JEAN-pm9lg]

John Ridgely was excellent in Air Force had the best dying scene Ive ever seen.

[@RetiredSailor60]

Liked him in Destination Tokyo too.

[@keithharvey7230]

The Maltese Falcon.

[@thewoodpost]

It was almost like watching Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis 😂

[@keithharvey7230]

Not that bad!

[@dast540]

Thanks for sharing it! I always enjoy watching Great Old Movies though. 👍👌👏 An of course, I'm a subscriber! Thanks Again Though.

[@alfredabbey6162]

As good as no time for Sargents.

[@sarathchandra3862]

Evergreen ❤

[@fredflintstoner596]

Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window ? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"

[@jeffharbaugh8683]

"I don't like dames", then the navy is for you:)

[@rkgaustin]

That first Sergeant has 24 years service. Two of which were served in a combat zone.

[@MrJoeybabe25]

This is an exclusive films release. May I watch?

[@garyfrancis6193]

In the early 50’s there was still a strong military influence in America society after WW2.

[@thunderbird1921]

Remember the Korean War, the fifth bloodiest war America ever fought in, was raging when this film was made. The WACs served in that war too, they were made permanent (along with the ladies in the other branches) by an act of Congress in 1948. 2023 is the 75th anniversary of women being in our armed forces full time!

[@st.gregory]

Inspirational

[@richmcgee434]

Seventh film in an eight-film series, and feeling as tired as you'd expect. Had to resort to old footage in the flashback just to get close to the hour mark.

[@rkgaustin]

Sergeant Ames talking back to the captain then physically attacking first Sergeant Doubleday? That would result in making you wish you'd never been born when I was in the Army.

[@py2rpjrubens450]

Funny!!

[@anthonyballog8026]

Thank you. People will stop hating when tesla will make them money from auto bidder, fsd, and Optimus.

[@alphaomega8373]

That female Colonel was all over the place, i'd quit lol

[@BARUCHIAN99]

At 37:43, SGT Ames need to retire ASAP here😉

[@robertbowers9856]

Y This sargeant is like a lot of people, not my fault. I've known people like him on the job, "Your making me look bad." "Well work harder and you won't."

[@Woodman-Spare-that-tree]

Back when we were civilised.

[@vooveepaints]

back when movies were civilized, yes. when we were civilized, no. there was nothing civil about that time period at all. nothing civil abt ww2.

[@306champion]

And to think that these are our allies.

[@Realroyrogers]

LOL It's Hollywood it's not real😉

[@306champion]

@@Realroyrogers No shit Sherlock!

[@jonathanbair523]

What he didn't have a group of troops dress as WAC's and march them for a sneak attack?

[@giovannigaffoglio]

non funzionano i sottotitoli in italiano anche se li metto continua a parlare inglese...

[@j3lny425]

As much as I like anything with Joe Sawyer this missed the mark by a lot.

[@johnrudy9404]

Tripe.

[@larry1824]

Joe was great but not so much here

[@pressureworks]

Possibly the most annoying character of all time.

[@mickeybitsko1676]

Tracy the worst actor on the lot,who dropped to this level of suboptimal trash as his career on downward arc since he left Andy hardy. Bottom came later in a one line uncredited perry mason role as hotel clerk

[@richmcgee434]

Andy Hardy? The Mickey Rooney vehicle? Didn't know Tracy had anything to do with it. What films of the series was he in?

[@kathyraygoza3299]

I liked him in Brother Rat.

[@denisegordon5811]

Also appeared in The Shop Around Corner, 1940, Jimmy Stewart, Frank Morgan, Margaret Sullavan.

[@danacantu6714]

Dick

[@danacantu6714]

@@richmcgee434he was in like one of them. He was in Strike up the Band.