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Director:
Richard Thorpe
Writers:
Gordon Cotler (novel)
George Wells (writer)
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Release Date:
18 April 1962 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance | War more
Tagline:
It's the funniest service comedy since the War of 1812!
Plot:
A military comedy about a luckless army intelligence lieutenant who finds himself stationed on a remote island army outpost during World War II, where all the action is between the sheets. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Jim Hutton ... Merle Wye
Paula Prentiss ... Molly Blue
Jack Carter ... Billy Monk
Jim Backus ... Jeremiah Hammerslag
Charles McGraw ... Col. Charles Korotny

Miyoshi Umeki ... Akiko
Marty Ingels ... Buckles
Lloyd Kino ... Sgt. Jess Yomura
Linda Wong ... Michido
Yoshio Yoda ... Sgt. Roy Tada
Yuki Shimoda ... Kobayashi
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Additional Details

Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Finland:K-16
Company:
Euterpe more

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Soundtrack:
Vanishing American more

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Prentiss-Hutton Magic in a Wonderful Comedy, 8 September 2007
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Author: AndersonWhitbeck from United States

MGM had several fine players under exclusive contract in the l960's: George Peppard, Richard Chamberlain, Yvette Mimieux and Jim Hutton and Paula Prentiss. This film is one of the 4 Pairings that MGM made with Hutton and Prentiss and is my favorite film of that team and one of my favorite comedies of the l960's. Great movie teams have magic: Loy and Powell, Tracy and Hepburn, Taylor and Burton, and for sure Hutton and Prentiss. Hutton conveyed a manly comedic skill set and Prentiss from San Antonio a gorgeous tall Texan with a sexy voice. Richard Thorpe moves the action skillfully and so what most of the movie seems to have been filmed on the MGM backlot, it is a Fun film with all the top notch MGM Photogrography and special effects. This film is so enjoyable one wonders why MGM let them stop filming as a Team after this film. Fine support from a cast of well known character actors. Funny movie!

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