About Face (1952)

Three friends enter military school together, but 2 of them don't know that the 3rd one is secretly married.

Director:

Roy Del Ruth

Writers:

Peter Milne (screenplay), John Monks Jr. (play),

Stars:

Gordon MacRae, Eddie Bracken, Dick Wesson

Cast

Credited cast:
Gordon MacRae	...	Tony Williams
Eddie Bracken	...	Biff Roberts
Dick Wesson	...	Dave Crouse
Virginia Gibson	...	Betty Long
Phyllis Kirk	...	Alice Wheatley
Aileen Stanley Jr.	...	Lorna Carter
Joel Grey	...	Bender
Larry Keating	...	Col. Long
Cliff Ferre	...	Lt. Jones
John Baer	...	Hal Carlton
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Best	...	Joe - Hal's Roommate (unconfirmed)

Storyline

Biff Roberts, Tony Williams and Dave Crouse are upper classmen at Southern Military Institute (fictional school based on real school---Virginia Military Instute---in original play and film), and just three months away from graduating as commissioned officers in the U.S. Army. Williams and Crose have girl problems while Roberts, the star pitcher on the school's baseball team, has a different sort of problem, as he is secretly married and his co-ed wife is expecting a child. The other two also have the problem of keeping Roberts in school long enough to graduate and, more importantly, pitch in the BIG GAME of the year, all wrapped around seven musical numbers.

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Plot Keywords:

school | military | graduate | military school | baseball | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance | Sport

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 February 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

Demi-tour à droite

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Brother Rat (1938)

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Soundtracks

"Tar Heels"
Music by Peter De Rose
Lyrics by Charles Tobias

User Reviews

Great musical comedy with unforgettable ensemble.

I love this movie. It has everything a musical/comedy needs. After all these years I can still hear the songs and see the cast singing and playing the instruments. Joel Gray looks like a young boy in this movie. It might even have been his first role in a movie. As a child I watched this movie over and over again on the Million Dollar Movie in New York. They would play the movie all day long over and over again for a full week. I never got tired of it!