The Phil Silvers Show The Face on the Recruiting Poster (Season 2, Episode 5)
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TV Episode | Comedy, Family

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The Phil Silvers Show

The Face on the Recruiting Poster (Season 2, Episode 5)

TV-G

TV Episode | Comedy, Family

Mike McCluskey is assigned to Bilko's platoon. Bilko tries to get McCluskey's face on the new Army recruiting poster, but Doberman unwittingly winds up being picked as the best-looking soldier on the camp.

Director

Al De Caprio

Writers

Nat Hiken (created by) (written by) | Tony Webster (written by) | Leonard Stern (written by) | Billy Friedberg (written by)

Producer

Nat Hiken

Cinematographer

William Miller (as William J. Miller)

Editor

Ray Sandiford

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 16, 1956

Release date

Oct 16, 1956 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 8 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 2 wins & 10 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
20 cast members

Name	Known for
Phil Silvers MSgt. Ernest T. Bilko MSgt. Ernest T. Bilko See fewer	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Harvey Lembeck Cpl. Rocco Barbella Cpl. Rocco Barbella See fewer	Stalag 17 (1953)
Paul Ford Col. John T. Hall Col. John T. Hall See fewer	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Maurice Gosfield Pvt. Duane Doberman Pvt. Duane Doberman See fewer	The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
Allan Melvin Cpl. Steve Henshaw (as Allen Melvin) Cpl. Steve Henshaw (as Allen Melvin) See fewer	Flash Gordon (1979)
Walter Cartier Pvt. Claude Dillingham Pvt. Claude Dillingham See fewer	The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
Herbie Faye Cpl. Sam Fender (as Herby Faye) Cpl. Sam Fender (as Herby Faye) See fewer	Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
Bernard Fein Pvt. Gomez (as Bernie Fein) Pvt. Gomez (as Bernie Fein) See fewer	Hogan's Heroes (1965)
Mickey Freeman Pvt. Fielding Zimmerman Pvt. Fielding Zimmerman See fewer	The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
Karl Lukas Pvt. Stash Kadowski Pvt. Stash Kadowski See fewer	Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Jack Healy Pvt. Mullen Pvt. Mullen See fewer	The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
Maurice Brenner Pvt. Irving Fleischman Pvt. Irving Fleischman See fewer	The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Billy Sands Pvt. Dino Papparelli Pvt. Dino Papparelli See fewer	Rocky (1976)
P. Jay Sidney Pvt. Palmer (as P.J. Sidney) Pvt. Palmer (as P.J. Sidney) See fewer	Trading Places (1983)
Elisabeth Fraser MSgt. Joan Hogan MSgt. Joan Hogan See fewer	A Patch of Blue (1965)
Eric Fleming Private Mike McLusty Private Mike McLusty See fewer	Rawhide (1959)
John Boruff The Major The Major See fewer	Lights Out (1946)
Nelson Olmsted The Captain The Captain See fewer	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Tom Poston Lt. Franklin Lt. Franklin See fewer	Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
Jim White General Kramer General Kramer See fewer	The Phil Silvers Show (1955)