Which Way to the Front?
★ 4.8 · 1970 · 96m · Comedy · War
Brendan Byers III, one of the richest men in America, has been pronounced 4-F and can't serve his country in its war against Hitler. Byers does not take "No" for an answer and recruits other 4-F's to fight against Hitler.
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