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Donna's fourth film


January 30, 1942 - MGM releases The Bugle Sounds (New York City).

The Bugle Sounds is a 1942 World War II movie starring Wallace Beery as a cavalry sergeant resistant to replacing horses with tanks. The supporting cast includes Marjorie Main, Lewis Stone, George Bancroft, Donna Reed, and Chill Wills. The film originally premiered January 14, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky.


This was Donna Reed's fourth film. Variety described the film as "packed with sound patriotic fervor, thrills and comedy ... heightened by excellent performances by the stars and balance of the cast."

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