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No Time for Sergeants (1958)

119 min  -  Comedy  -   27 June 1958 (West Germany)
7.6
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Will Stockdale is a country bumpkin drafted into the Air Force and too dumb to realize he's driving everyone around him crazy -- no one more than Sgt. King.

Director:

Mervyn LeRoy

Writers:

John Lee Mahin (screenplay), Ira Levin (play), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andy Griffith ...
Myron McCormick Myron McCormick ...
Nick Adams ...
Pvt. Ben Whitledge
Murray Hamilton ...
Irving S. Blanchard
Howard Smith Howard Smith ...
Maj. Gen. Eugene Bush
Will Hutchins Will Hutchins ...
Lt. George Bridges
Sydney Smith Sydney Smith ...
Maj. Gen. Vernon Pollard
James Millhollin James Millhollin ...
Maj. Royal B. Demming (as James Milhollan)
Don Knotts ...
Jean Willes Jean Willes ...
WAF Captain
Bartlett Robinson Bartlett Robinson ...
Captain
Henry McCann Henry McCann ...
Lt. Cover
Dub Taylor Dub Taylor ...
McKinney
William Fawcett William Fawcett ...
Pa Stockdale
Raymond Bailey Raymond Bailey ...
Base Colonel
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Storyline

Hillbilly, Will Stockdale, drafted into the United States' Air Force, combines crushing naivety, stubbornness, a completely literal mind, and amazing physical strength. Will the Air Force survive all the numerous experiences? Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Sergeant | Military | Hillbilly | Draftee | Bathroom  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(West Germany) See more »

Also Known As:

Blindgänger der Kompanie See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The stage production of "No Time for Sergeants" by Ira Levin opened at the Alvin Theater in New York on Thursday, October 20th, 1955 and ran for 796 performances. Andy Griffith received a 1956 Tony Award nomination for Best Actor. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: The movie has Will and Ben being drafted into the Air Force and seeking transfer into the Army infantry. At the time the movie was made, by law, draftees were automatically assigned to the Army for two years (i.e. Elvis); the Air Force has never had to use the draft since it became a separate branch of the service in 1947. The original novel and play that the movie is based on did have Will drafted into the Army during WW II and seeking to transfer to what was then the Army Air Force. See more »

Quotes

[Will and Ben have made it back to the base and see the troops massed on the field]
Will Stockdale: How 'bout that. It's some kind of real big ceremony.
Benjamin B. Whitledge: Look... the flag - it's at half-mast. It's a funeral ceremony, that's what it is! Lt. Bridges and them others they didn't get out of the plane. Now we got that on our heads, too.
Will Stockdale: Aw, now, Ben, they warn't so easy-going they wouldn't know they was on fire!
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Soundtracks

"I Love a Parade"
(uncredited)
Music by Harold Arlen
First tune played on the radio in the woods See more »