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Abroad with Two Yanks (1944)
Biff and Jeff, two American G.I.'s on furlough in Australia during The Second World War, are enjoying their time the way most soldiers on leave do. When they meet the beautiful Joyce, however, they both fall head over heels for her, and start competing for her attentions. As their R&R time begins to run out, the schemes they each come up with to win her affection and foil the other's plans to do the same become more and more outrageous.
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Biff and Jeff, two American G.I.'s on furlough in Australia during The Second World War, are enjoying their time the way most soldiers on leave do. When they meet the beautiful Joyce, however, they both fall head over heels for her, and start competing for her attentions. As their R&R time begins to run out, the schemes they each come up with to win her affection and foil the other's plans to do the same become more and more outrageous.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Wilkie C. Mahoney, Fred Guiol, Tedwell Chapman, Charley Rogers
In Theaters:8/4/1944
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Runtime:80 minutes
Studio:Edward Small Productions
Cast
Allan Dwan
Director
William Bendix
Biff Koraski
Helen Walker
Joyce Stuart
Dennis O'Keefe
Jeff Reardon
John Loder
Aussie Sgt. Cyril North
George Cleveland
Roderick Stuart
Janet Lambert
Alice
James Flavin
Sgt. Wiggins
Arthur Hunnicutt
Arkie
Steve Dunhill
Handsome
Herbert Evans
Michael, Stuart's Butler
William Forrest
Col. Hart
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