December 20, 1943
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Rookies in Burma (1943)

Name: Rookies in Burma
Genre: Comedy, War & Politics
Released: 1943-12-20

1h 2m

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December 20, 1943
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Plot.

In the jungles of Burma, U.S. Army Privates Jerry Miles, and Mike Strager, are still spending most of their time on KP duty. However they are captured by the Japanese and taken to a prison camp and discover that their long-suffering Sergeant Burke has also been captured. They manage to escape and find their way to a Burmese village in which two American showgirls, Janie and Connie who have escaped from Shanghai, are stranded. They all borrow an elephant and head for India.

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Release Date
December 20, 1943

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 2m

Genres
Comedy War & Politics

Last updated: 2025-02-10

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Rookies in Burma is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins from an original screenplay by Edward James. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, it was released on December 7, 1943, being a sequel to the earlier 1943 film, Adventures of a Rookie.

Bert Gilroy, who had been a producer at RKO since 1938, would leave the studio after completing this film. He would produce only one other film in his career, Hollywood Bound, in 1946 for Astor Pictures. This would also mark the last film in which the actor Erford Gage would perform. After it wrapped, Gage reported for duty in the US Army. He would die in March 1945 in the Philippines, as a result of wounds suffered in action.

As in the earlier film, this picture stars the comedy duo of Wally Brown and Alan Carney.