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Private Jones
“He told his lieutenant where to get off!...and the cockiest kid in the army made that one big mistake!”
90%
Movie
1h 10m
AI Analysis
Private Jones (1933) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Private Jones (1933) — a movie tagged as War and Comedy with funny and epic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: After America enters World War I, young William "Bill" Jones tries to avoid military service by telling the draft board that he is the sole supporter of his family and is employed by businessman Roger Winthrop, his sister Helen's boss. Our models also surface themes such as family and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~70 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Private Jones 90% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
Private Jones is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
90%
from 1 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
After America enters World War I, young William "Bill" Jones tries to avoid military service by telling the draft board that he is the sole supporter of his family and is employed by businessman Roger Winthrop, his sister Helen's boss.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1933-03-25
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- TMDB rating
- 9.0
- TMDB ID
- 538747
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Is there an official trailer for Private Jones?
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What is Private Jones about?
After America enters World War I, young William "Bill" Jones tries to avoid military service by telling the draft board that he is the sole supporter of his family and is employed by businessman Ro... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Private Jones?
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How long is the movie Private Jones?
The official runtime for Private Jones is approximately 70 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Lee Tracy
Pvt. William 'Bill' Jones

Gloria Stuart
Mary Gregg

Donald Cook
Lt. John Gregg

Emma Dunn
Mrs. Jones

Shirley Grey
Helen Jones

Frank McHugh
'Greasy' - the Cook

Russell Gleason
Williams

Walter Catlett
Spivey

Berton Churchill
Roger Winthrop
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Gene O'Brien
Bit Part (uncredited)

Richard Carle
Lecturer (uncredited)

Wallis Clark
Bit Part (uncredited)

Ethel Clayton
Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited)

Richard Cramer
Pete Smith (uncredited)

Al Hill
Howard (uncredited)

Roland Varno
Lt. Brinkerhoff (uncredited)

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
Von Bergen (uncredited)
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