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.
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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
William Tracy as S/Sgt. Dorian 'Dodo' Doubleday
Joe Sawyer as Sgt. William Ames
Jean Porter as Sally
Marjorie Lord as Betty Marlowe
Margaret Dumont as Mrs. Culpepper
Veda Ann Borg as Daisy, Blonde Hustler
Joe Cunningham as Col. Gunning
Harold Goodwin as Capt. Caldwell
Frank Faylen as Bartender Jerry
Dick Wessel as Bartender Charlie
Charles Lane as Rental Car Manager