About Face (1942 film)

{{short description|1942 film}}

{{about|the Hal Roach's Streamliners comedy|the 1952 musical comedy|About Face (1952 film)}}

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| director = Kurt Neumann

| producer = Hal Roach
Fred Guiol

| screenplay = Eugene Conrad
Edward E. Seabrook

| starring = William Tracy
Joe Sawyer
Jean Porter
Marjorie Lord
Margaret Dumont
Veda Ann Borg
Joe Cunningham

| music = Edward Ward

| cinematography = Paul Ivano

| editing = Bert Jordan

| studio = Hal Roach Studios

| distributor = United Artists

| released = {{Film date|1942|4|16}}

| runtime = 43 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

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About Face is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Eugene Conrad and Edward E. Seabrook. The film is the third of the Hal Roach's Streamliners Army film series with stars William Tracy and Joe Sawyer. The film also features Jean Porter, Marjorie Lord, Margaret Dumont, Veda Ann Borg and Joe Cunningham. The film was released on April 16, 1942, by United Artists.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/490790/about-face|title=About Face (1942) - Overview - TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=10 October 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/83033/About-Face/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017120737/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/83033/About-Face/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 October 2014|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide|author=Hal Erickson|title=About Face (1942) |author-link=Hal Erickson (author)|date=2014|accessdate=10 October 2014}}

Plot

Sgt. Ames is always broke and owing money to his comrades-in-arms. When his biggest enemy, Dodo, wins a large amount of money in a contest, Ames schemes to have Dodo pay for a night on the town with girls and a rented automobile. Things turn into a violent night of fights and car wrecking.

== Cast ==

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