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The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961)Two Air Force friends have fun during their enlistment. Director:Jack WebbWriter:William Bowers |
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Cast
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| Robert Mitchum | ... |
Archie Hall
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| Jack Webb | ... |
William 'Bill' Bowers
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| Martha Hyer | ... |
Peggy Kramer
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| France Nuyen | ... |
Cindy Hamilton
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Louis Nye | ... |
Pvt. Sam Beacham
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| Joe Flynn | ... |
Pvt. Russell Drexler
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Del Moore | ... |
Pvt. Frank Ostrow
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Jimmy Lydon | ... |
Pvt. Billy Simpson
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| Richard Arlen | ... |
Col. Edwin Martin
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| Don Knotts | ... |
Capt. Harry Little
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| Robert Strauss | ... |
MSgt. Stanley Erlenheim
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| Harvey Lembeck | ... |
Duty Sgt. Malcolm Greenbriar
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Claudia Barrett | ... |
Lola
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Theona Bryant | ... |
Daphne
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Elaine Devry | ... |
Carole
(as Elaine Davis)
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Two Air Force friends have fun during their enlistment.
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He's the Private With a Private Jeep...a Private Stock of Girls...and a Private Joke on the Whole U.S. Army!Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
30 October 1961 (Sweden) See more »Also Known As:
Der Held der Etappe See more »Box Office
Budget:
$2,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Color:
Black and White
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(uncredited)
Music by Herman S. Saunders (as Herm Saunders)
Lyrics by William Bowers
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The main character is based on Arch Hall Sr., director and star of films such as Eegah and Wild Guitar, 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. See more »Quotes
Pvt. Russell Drexler: Have you seen the newsreel shots of those English glider invasions? The whole idea seems to be to try and crash through as many fences as you can before you burst into flames.See more »
Soundtracks
"Angel Face"(uncredited)
Music by Herman S. Saunders (as Herm Saunders)
Lyrics by William Bowers
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This movie combines features of the WWII Aviation Cadet program (Preflight), Civilian Pilot Training Program, and O.C.S. It is not like any of them as An Officer and a Gentleman is not like any USN program. However, I would think that the writer had been in one of the programs to get it so right as to how the guys interact with each other and with the military. I am the product of such a program (Aviation Cadets) and saw much to identify with. From the writer's list of credits, covering ever year of WWII it doesn't seen that he could have been in the military. Still, he got it right. The first time I saw the movie I thought the spy subplot was a stupid filler but I enjoyed it much more in later viewings.