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Sergeants 3

This insipid rip-off of Gunga Din by Frank Sinatra and his rat pack is a crass lazy made remake set in the American West that remains inferior in every way to the original. A follow up to Ocean's 11, these swinging cats trade in their civvies for calvary blue and continue their nightclub routine, looking very much out of place. More or less a carbon copy of the classic, the boys get to act like overgrown kids but without the panache or comic stylings of Grant and company. The humor is forced, the action slapstick and in spite of having John Sturges in the director's chair mostly a sloppy burlesque of adventure story telling. Seargeants Three deserves court-marshalling.

I have not seen this picture in over 30 years, I think it is one of the best comedies put into a motion picture. I would like to buy it on VHS, but I feel that the motion picture of arts and science have lost it or it was not preserved

"Sergeants 3" was released in the time when the Rat Pack of Hollywood, Sinatra, Martin, Lawford, Davis, Bishop, etc. were in style. This may not have been one of their strongest movie efforts, but the fans of those stars and the viewing public could enjoy the tale, if it could be found, or copies made. While serving as a retelling of the Gunga Din story, set in the Old West, the boys do put some honest effort in having Sinatra, Martin, and Lawford attempt to put down an Indian uprising, led by Henry Silva. Sammy Davis adds a delightful role as the lad that gets caught up in the action, while Joey Bishop plays an upright member of the cavalry that just can't accept the violations of rules committed by the Sergeants 3. Would be good to see, just one more time.