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Director:
Writers:
Claude Binyon (screenplay) and
Leo McCarey (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
February 1959 (USA) more
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Tagline:
20th Century-Fox hilariously declares a national laugh holiday...as the cast of the year brings the # 1 fun best-seller howlingly alive!
Plot:
All about the citizens of Putnam's landing and their reactions to an army missile base in their back yard. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 nominations more
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Not as high-flying as one would wish! more (10 total)

Cast

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Paul Newman ... Harry Bannerman

Joanne Woodward ... Grace Oglethorpe Bannerman

Joan Collins ... Angela Hoffa

Jack Carson ... Capt. Hoxie

Dwayne Hickman ... Grady Metcalf, Comfort's suitor

Tuesday Weld ... Comfort Goodpasture
Gale Gordon ... Brig. Gen. W.A. Thorwald
Tom Gilson ... Corporal Opie
O.Z. Whitehead ... Isaac Goodpasture, Comfort's Father
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Additional Details

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Leo McCarey's Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
106 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #19108) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Finland:K-8

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Continuity: During long shots of the mock-up of the Mayflower approaching the Fourth of July pageant by ocean, the ship is clearly far out at sea. But in close-ups, foliage from nearby land can be seen just a few feet away. more
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Soundtrack:
You're My Boojoo more

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Not as high-flying as one would wish!, 30 June 2003
Author: Greg Couture from Portland, Oregon

Leo McCarey, whose credits were certainly nothing to be ashamed of, was a bit past his prime when he directed this minor misfire. 20th Century Fox gave it first-class production values and a cast that could have had a lot more fun had a less cautious approach to the material been allowed to prevail. Leon Shamroy's CinemaScope/DeLuxe Color lensing was, not unexpectedly, a treat for the eyes and a few minor bits (Tuesday Weld squealing with delight as a swain sings "You're My Boojum!" to her; Joan Collins and Paul Newman engaging in an inebriated slapstick sequence that involved swinging from a chandelier, no less) hit the mark. I remember being disappointed that things didn't take off, like the accidentally fired missile in a scene with Woodward and Newman. But anyone who thinks that Joan Collins' only forte is playing a ruthless bitch, as she did on the long-running TV series, "Dynasty," would probably be delighted with her witty romp as Angela Hoffa, for me this film's memorable highpoint.

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