Product: At War With the Army [VHS] (1950)
Rating: 2.0
Very Mediocre
This (shudder) Madacy released disc is of the 1950 Martin and Lewis vehicle "At War With the Army." It was their first film together as stars, and was a forgettable, mildly enjoyable little comedy. It was adapted (and I use that term loosely) from a stage play, which is kind of obvious considering most of the action takes place in two rooms. It does contain an almost memorable Soda machine gag, along with a truly curious scene of Jerry Lewis dressed as a lady. The most memorable part is probably the shameful song "The Navy Gets the Gravy (But the Army Gets the Beans)", sung by Jerry at his most high pitched.The DVD picture is pretty typical of Madacy. It's scratchy, with poor contrast, and visible compression artifacts. It is, however, easier to make out than a previous video I had bought from Front Row Entertainment. The discs features include a trivia game, a picture of the original poster, newsreels (not from "At War With the Army"), and bloopers (from an Abbott and Costello movie, not from "At War With the Army.")