The Troops: In New York(1965)

The film is packed with the "simple, rip-roaring humor" that made the series a cultural phenomenon:

From Cruchot’s bewildering attempt to navigate Manhattan's numbered streets to a ritualistic "ceremony" of cooking a French steak in a New York hotel room, the movie leans hard into the fish-out-of-water trope. The Troops in New York(1965)

In one of the most famous sequences, Cruchot finds himself in the middle of a choreographed gang face-off in a playground, paying a chaotic tribute to the iconic musical. The film is packed with the "simple, rip-roaring

Seeing Cruchot attempt to play baseball as both pitcher and catcher is a masterclass in Louis de Funès' physical comedy . Why It Still Works The Troops in New York(1965)