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6.3/10   113 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Ken Englund (screenplay)
Frederick Kohner (story) ...
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Release Date:
28 January 1953 (USA) more
Plot:
A divorced socialite decides to join the Army because she hopes it will enable her to see more of her boyfriend... more | add synopsis
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A dissenting opinion more (10 total)

Cast

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Rosalind Russell ... Jo McBain
Paul Douglas ... Andrew McBain
Marie Wilson ... Clara Schneiderman / Danger O'Dowd
William Ching ... Lt. Col. Schuyler 'Sky' Fairchild
Arleen Whelan ... Sgt. Toni Wayne
Leif Erickson ... Sgt. Norbert 'Noisy' Jackson
Hillary Brooke ... First Lt. Phyllis Turnbull
Charles Dingle ... Sen. Tom Reynolds
Lurene Tuttle ... Capt. Murchinson, Company CO
Regis Toomey ... General Ned Prager
Frieda Inescort ... Lily Mae Gorham
Louise Beavers ... Artamesa, Jo's Maid
Omar N. Bradley ... General Omar Bradley
Vince Townsend Jr. ... Henry, Jo's Servant
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Private Wore Skirts (UK)
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Runtime:
87 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:Btl

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Referenced in "What's My Line?: (1953-02-15)" (1953) more

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A dissenting opinion, 12 January 2008
2/10
Author: sjk969 from United States

I watched this movie not so much for Rosalind Russel, but for Regis Toomey ("The Big Sleep" and "Guys and Dolls"). I barely made my way through this film. It was painful to watch. And like a train wreck, I could not stop watching, hoping it would get better.

Jo McBain is an incredibly stuck-up blue-blood aristocratic ..um.. twit. She spends most of the movie with her nose high in the air, all but sh*tting on her black servants. I so wanted to smack her hard several times in the film.

I would think that if a recruit showed that much insolence and insubordination that she showed the WAC NCOs and officers, she'd be thrown in the brig until her attitude got adjusted.

And don't get me started on Clara Schneiderman and Sgt. Norbert Jackson! She was insufferable, and he desperately needed a knee in the groin every time he said or did something patently offensive.

Yes, I know the movie is a product of its time and reflects the then-mainstream sensibilities. I've seen other old (read: black and white) films that were not nearly as offensive and painful to watch. This film needs to be watched with more than just a grain of salt, you need an entire container of Morton's.

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