Harry James is drafted, and joining him is Lon Prentice (Dick Foran), who doesn't believe that Army training and regulations are necessary. Shemp Howard as Sgt. Snavely, is effectively teamed with Mary Wickes as his shrewish fiancée, trying desperately to keep her away from the attentions of nightclub comic and USO performer Lancelot Pringle McBiff (Joe E. Lewis). Shemp also has the opportunity to clown onstage with the Andrews Sisters during a musical finale, as they perform Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree.
The Front Page
Reporters are waiting to cover the hanging of Earl Williams. When Williams escapes from the inept Sheriff, one reporter Hildy Johnson seizes the opportunity to payoff an insider and get the scoop on the escape. Getting a major scoop looks possible when Hildy stumbles onto the bewildered escapee and hides him in a roll-top desk in the press room.
Africa Screams
Abbott & Costello search for diamonds in Africa, along the way meeting a visually-impaired gunner, a hungry lion, and a tribe of cannibals.
The Admiral Was a Lady
Set just after WWII about a woman ensign (nicknamed the admiral) who falls in with a gang of lovable losers - four ex-GIs who work diligently from dusk to dawn at finding ways to avoid work.
Spooks Run Wild
The boys are sent to a mountain camp. Stranded in a small rural town, they hear about a "monster killer" roaming the countryside. At night, they sneak out. Peewee is shot by a grave-digger,...