What film's song was played at the funeral of a second lieutenant in the United States Army?
The White Rose (song) The White Rose is a traditional Cornish folk song, the chorus of which appeared in the film "Ladies in Lavender" (2005). The song remains popular and has been recorded by many of the Cornish male voice choirs and is often performed at funerals. In 2001 it was read at the funeral of Rick Rescorla, Cornish hero of 9/11.
Buck Privates Buck Privates is a 1941 musical military comedy film that turned Bud Abbott and Lou Costello into bona fide movie stars. It was the first service comedy based on the peacetime draft of 1940. The comedy team made two more service comedies before the United States entered the war ("In the Navy" and "Keep 'Em Flying"). A sequel to this movie, "Buck Privates Come Home", was released in 1947. "Buck Privates" is one of three Abbott and Costello films featuring The Andrews Sisters, who were also under contract to Universal Pictures at the time.