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The Tanks Are Coming
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The Tanks Are Coming

1941•20m•Comedy•War
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Story Line

Educational short about the status of battle tanks and tank training in the U.S. Army in pre-War 1941, featuring a comical Army trainee from the Bronx.

Top Cast

George Tobias

George Tobias

Malowski

Richard Travis

Richard Travis

Pete

Gig Young

Gig Young

Jim Allen

Frank Wilcox

Frank Wilcox

Colonel

Knox Manning

Knox Manning

Narrator

Byron Barr

Byron Barr

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Rating

5.7/ 10

Release Date

1941-10-04

Runtime

20m

Genres

ComedyWar

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User Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

5/10
•2/8/2024
George Tobias is quite amusing here as the New York taxi driver "Malowski" who heeds President Roosevelt's stirring call to arms in 1941 and - much to the disbelief of his gal - joins up. He decides to drive his cab all the way to Fort Knox in Kentuc...