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27 June 1953 (USA) morePlot:
AWOL marine Sgt. Jim O'Hearn is court-martialed for a variety of offenses that carry 143 years in the stockade or the death penalty but refuses to aid in his own defense. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
High jinks in the Pacific. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Burt Lancaster | ... | Master Gunnery Sgt. James O'Hearn | |
| Virginia Mayo | ... | Ginger Martin | |
| Chuck Connors | ... | Pvt. Davey White | |
| Arthur Shields | ... | 'Jimmy-legs' Donovan | |
| Barry Kelley | ... | Col. Hickman | |
| Leon Askin | ... | Pierre Marchand | |
| Veola Vonn | ... | Lillie Duval | |
| Bob Sweeney | ... | Defense Lt. Miller (as Robert Sweeney) | |
| Hayden Rorke | ... | Prosecution Lt. Fears | |
| Raymond Greenleaf | ... | Captain at court-martial | |
| Paul Burke | ... | Ensign at court-martial | |
| Henri Letondal | ... | Alphonse | |
| William O'Leary | ... | Smth (the embezzler) | |
| John Alderson | ... | Fitzroy (bearded baritone) | |
| George Saurel | ... | Jacques (as Georges Saurel) |
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Sulu Sea (USA) (working title)The Marines Had a Word for It (USA) (working title)
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99 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Certification:
Norway:16 | West Germany:16 (nf) | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #16486) | Sweden:15Filming Locations:
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Began shooting in January 1953. moreQuotes:
Master Gunnery Sgt. James O'Hearn: Nice place you got here, Madame!Lillie Duval: [referring to the three prostitutes in her stable] You do not like my darling nieces, monsieur?
Master Gunnery Sgt. James O'Hearn: [ogling her] I stopped picking green apples when I left the farm. Ripe fruit is sweeter.
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Sergeant James O'Hearn is standing on trial for a number of serious misdemeanours, refusing to testify or even state his defence, the outlook is very bleak. Much against his wishes, good time girl Ginger Martin takes to the stand and the whole case against O'Hearn is going to be seen in a very different light. A tale of loves, friendships, rivalry's, bad luck, but most of all, heroism in the line of duty.
The genre police have tagged this picture as an action/comedy/romance set just prior to the Pacific hostilities in WWII. That it's a multi genre piece is a given, that it's also an odd bit of cinema is also very much understandable. That's the only real complaint with South Sea Woman, it's so jaunty and full of fun that when we get to the wonderful, bold and tough last quarter, you are not exactly sure how to feel. It's like entering a fancy dress party and winning first prize but then suddenly being told the prize is for worst costume of the night!.
Anyway, the cast seem to be having a right laugh with it, Burt Lancaster (0'Hearn) and Chuck Connors (Davey White} are constantly at loggerheads about their participation in the conflict, and the direction they should be taking {humouressly so}, because right in between them is Virginia Mayo (Ginger), sparklingly pretty she's all set to marry White, but O'Hearn is doing his hardest to ensure that that doesn't happen. This is the mainstay of the film, we (they) lurch from one fight to another, from one daft encounter to the next, bad luck and sheer bravado constantly zipping around with our protagonists, and then the shift to full blown drama. It ties up all the loose ends, and it in no way is a cop out ending, in fact far from it, but it does take some getting used to and even some time after the credits have rolled i personally was a bit bemused.
It's a recommended film, if only for the sparky cast it is worth it, but just go into it expecting a whisk in the blender and you will be OK. 6/10