Phil Silvers as MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko; Paul Ford as Col. John T. Hall; Herbie Faye as Cpl. Sam Fender; Allan Melvin as Cpl. Steve Henshaw; Harvey Lembeck as Cpl. Rocco Barbella; Maurice Gosfield as Pvt. Duane Doberman; Billy Sands as Pvt. Dino Papparelli; Maurice Brenner as Pvt. Irving Fleischman; Bernard Fein as Pvt. Gomez; Jack Healy as Pvt. Mullen; Mickey Freeman as Pvt. Fielding Zimmerman; Karl Lukas as Pvt. Stash Kadowski; Walter Cartier as Pvt. Claude Dillingham; P. Jay Sidney as Pvt. Palmer; Terry Carter as Pvt. Sugarman
Rating
NR (Not Rated)
Cinematography
William Miller
Language
English
Plot
The Phil Silvers Show, otherwise knows as Sgt. Bilko, or just Bilko in reruns, was a popular WWII comedy series running in the 50's. Phil Silvers plays Ernie Bilko, a motor pool sgt in the US army. He is based at Fort Baxter, a small camp hidden away near a town called Roseville, in the wilds of Kansas. The camp is supposably run by Colonel Hall, but it's Bilko that calls the shots. Whether it's poker games, betting on the horses, or when ever he was short of money, which was just about all the time, getting his platoon to cough up. Along with the other Sgt's from the Mess Hall, Signals, and Supply, Bilko is continually at war with Colonel Hall, who is desperately trying to put a stop to the gambling once and for all. The supporting cast are superb. From Bilko's two henchman, Corporals Rocco and Hen shall, ( Harvey Lembeck, and Allan Melvin ), Sgt Hogan (Elizabeth Fraser ), who has an on and off relationship with Bilko, and individual members of the platoon, to Colonel Hall, and his wi