The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Raoul Walsh

Writers:

Sydney Boehm (writer)
William Bradford Huie (novel)

Release Date:

22 June 1956 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Set in the early '40s, a San Francisco prostitute is run out of town just as the second World War has begun to intensify...

Plot Keywords:

Real Estate | Hawaii | Sailor | Reputation | Writer

Cast

Jane Russell	...	Mamie Stover
Richard Egan	...	Jim Blair
Joan Leslie	...	Annalee Johnson
Agnes Moorehead	...	Bertha Parchman
Jorja Curtright	...	Jackie
Michael Pate	...	Harry Adkins
Richard Coogan	...	Capt. Eldon Sumac
Alan Reed	...	Capt. Gorecki
Eddie Firestone	...	Tarzan
Jean Willes	...	Gladys
Leon Lontoc	...	Aki
Kathy Marlowe	...	Zelda
Margia Dean	...	Peaches
Jack Mather	...	Bartender
John Halloran	...	Henry
Boyd 'Red' Morgan	...	Hackett
Naida Lani	...	Hula Dancer
Anita Louise Dano	...	Hula Dancer
Dorothy Gordon	...	Dance Hall Hostess
Irene Bolton	...	Dance Hall Hostess
Merry Townsend	...	Dance Hall Hostess
Claire James	...	Dance Hall Hostess
Sally Todd	...	Dance Hall Hostess
Margarita Camacho	...	Dance Hall Hostess
Richard Collier	...	Photographer
Max Reid	...	Hawaiian Cop
Janan Hart	...	Dance Hall Hostess
John Caler	...	Soldier (as Johnny Caler)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hugh Beaumont	...	San Francisco Policeman (uncredited)
Mary Lou Clifford	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
Arthur Grady	...	Young soldier (uncredited)
Frank Griffin	...	Military Policeman (uncredited)
Carl Harbaugh	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
Jay Jostyn	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Charles Keane	...	Detective (uncredited)
Eugenia Paul	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
Sherwood Price	...	Sailor (uncredited)
Mike Sanders	...	Extra (uncredited)
Marjorie Stapp	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
Kayoko Wakita	...	Japanese girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Raoul Walsh

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Sydney Boehm		writer
William Bradford Huie		novel

Produced by
Buddy Adler	....	producer

Original Music by
Hugo Friedhofer

Cinematography by
Leo Tover

Film Editing by
Louis R. Loeffler

Art Direction by
Mark-Lee Kirk
Lyle R. Wheeler

Costume Design by
Travilla

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph E. Rickards	....	assistant director

Sound Department
W.D. Flick	....	sound
Harry M. Leonard	....	sound

Stunts
Boyd 'Red' Morgan	....	stunts

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charles Le Maire	....	wardrobe director

Music Department
Sammy Fain	....	composer: song "If You Wanna See Mamie Tonight"
Mary Johnston	....	composer: song "Keep Your Eyes on the Hands"
Lionel Newman	....	musical director
Tony Todaro	....	composer: song "Keep Your Eyes on the Hands"

Other crew
Jack Lewis	....	military liaison (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1956) (USA) (theatrical)
• Centfox (1956) (West Germany) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Intrada  score album released by (limited edition)

Runtime:

92 min | 89 min (FMC Library Print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo

Certification:

West Germany:18 (nf) | Norway:16 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Fox publicity materials claim that Jane Russell's hula number, "Keep Your Eyes on the Hands", was not originally in the film. Crew members reputedly heard it sung at a Honolulu nightclub while there to film exteriors, and found it so "perfect" for Russell that it was incorporated into the film.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Although the story takes place in 1941-1942, all the women's fashion styles are from 1956.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai)

Typical mid-Fifties 20th-Century Fox product.

This one came out when my cinema-going was pretty well supervised by my parents who, had they known the subject matter, would not have approved of my going to see it. So it wasn't until years later that I caught it on a TV broadcast. I'd missed the credit titles but it wasn't long before I recognized the distinctive style of the musical scorer, the incredibly prolific Hugo Friedhofer. Check out his credits on the IMDb site dedicated to him and you'll be amazed at the number of projects on which he worked, both credited and uncredited. This movie focussed on a love story with a fairly heavy emphasis on its sexual aspect, discreetly cleaned up for the presumably conservative audiences of the mid-Fifties. But Hugo's music leaves no doubt as to what's going on but isn't being graphically depicted. Twentieth produced and released a lot of product around that time that took full advantage of CinemaScope and color, as well as their own system of multi-track stereophonic sound. With the locations used for this one, it would be a treat to see a theatrical presentation of this film, despite its flaws. It's a genuine artifact of what the movie moguls foisted on the adult audiences of the day. And besides Jane Russell in a role especially tailored to her, ahem!, talents, it's got Agnes Moorehead, who always added a special frisson to every role she played.