Snafu

Snafu

S.N.A.F.U. Means Situation Normal All Fowled Up!

NR 1945 · 85 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy

A 14-year-old boy lies about his age and enlists in the United State Marine Corps without his family's consent or knowledge. He is sent into battle in the Pacific war-zone, decorated, and spotted in a newsreel by his family. The family asks the War Department to discharge him and send him home.

Directed by Jack Moss · Written by Harold Buchman

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