- Country: USA
- Genres: Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Release: 1941-04-17
- Director: Joseph Santley
- Writers: Sammy Cahn , Saul Chaplin , Karl Brown , Jack Townley
- Language: English
- Stars: Bob Crosby , Ruth Terry , Gertrude Niesen , Eddie Foy Jr. , Marie Wilson , Cliff Nazarro , William Demarest , Sidney Blackmer , Horace McMahon , William Wright
- Runtime: 77 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Jamboree (United Kingdom) , Rookies on Parade , Rookies on Parade (United States of America)
- Plot: Song writer Duke Wilson and his showgirl sweetheart Lois Rogers have to keep breaking their engagement because Duke keeps losing his money playing poker...and Lois finally declares finis to the whole process. Duke and his pal, Cliff Dugan, write a new musical comedy and get wealthy playboy Bob Madison to back it, but Madison and Lois are now a romantic item , and his backing-plans includes her as the show's leading lady. Duke and Cliff and Madison are drafted, and Ruth goes along to the camp as an official hostess. Then rookie-newly-arrived Buck Private Duke takes over the U.S. Army and proposes his show be produced at the camp, with Lois as the leading lady. Then Lois finds out that Duke is not doing this just to entertain his fellow rookies, but in order to "test" the show for professional production. Lois declares this to be a selfish move on his part.
- IMDB:tt0034129
Rookies on Parade Cast · · · ALL
Joseph Santley
Director
Bob Crosby
Duke Wilson
Ruth Terry
Lois Rogers
Gertrude Niesen
Marilyn Fenton
Eddie Foy Jr.
Cliff Dugan
Cliff Nazarro
Joe Martin
William Demarest
Mike Brady
Sidney Blackmer
Augustus Moody
Horace McMahon
Tiger Brannigan
Jack Carr
Soldier