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Writer:
William Bowers (writer)
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Release Date:
30 October 1961 (Sweden) more
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Tagline:
He's the Private With a Private Jeep...a Private Stock of Girls...and a Private Joke on the Whole U.S. Army!
Plot:
Two Air Force friends have fun during their enlistment. | add synopsis
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France Nuyen was a real looker.... more (9 total)

Cast

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Robert Mitchum ... Archie Hall

Jack Webb ... William 'Bill' Bowers
Martha Hyer ... Peggy Kramer
France Nuyen ... Cindy Hamilton
Louis Nye ... Pvt. Sam Beacham
Joe Flynn ... Pvt. Russell Drexler
Del Moore ... Pvt. Frank Ostrow
Jimmy Lydon ... Pvt. Billy Simpson (as James Lydon)

Richard Arlen ... Col. Edwin Martin

Don Knotts ... Capt. Harry Little
Robert Strauss ... MSgt. Stanley Erlenheim
Harvey Lembeck ... Duty Sgt. Malcolm Greenbriar
Claudia Barrett ... Lola
Theona Bryant ... Daphne
Elaine Devry ... Carole (as Elaine Davis)
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Runtime:
USA:98 min
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Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

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The main character is based on Arch Hall Sr., director and star of films such as Eegah (1962) and Wild Guitar (1962), and was an Army buddy of the film's writer. Hall was indeed a pilot, as is his son, Arch Hall Jr. Hall was aware his friend Bowers was writing the script and was flattered and pleased. Once the film was completed and in release, Hall sued the producers of this movie for invasion of privacy. The suit was apparently dropped or settled out of court. Bowers, writing later about his friend and the incident, not only bore Hall no malice, he thought Hall's actions were consistently in character for the sharpie with whom he'd served in uniform. more
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France Nuyen was a real looker...., 22 March 2006
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Author: alexisdetroit from San Diego, California

I see France Nuyen was born in France of mixed parentage. She no doubt dropped the G so that her show biz name would not be difficult to say as it is with many non-Viets. So Nguyen ("win") became Nuyen ("new-yen") for the movie goer. If she had taken on the Viet named for France she would be called Phap Nuyen. I found it difficult to identify her in Joy Luck Club as I had not seen her in years. She played the cranky mother of the Chinese gal who was dating the white guy? France Nuyen was quite the looker in Archie and probably the reason I still remember the movie. Just curious about Jack Webb. Years ago I was told he was gay. Is that true?

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