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Writers:
William Brinkley (novel)
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Release Date:
December 1957 (USA) more
Tagline:
THE LAUGH OF YOUR LIFE-TIME! (original print ad - all caps) more
Plot:
On a small island in the South Pacific, the Navy's P.R. department is spending WWII without getting near a ship... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations more
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fluff, but fun more (4 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Glenn Ford ... Lt. J.G. Max Siegel
Gia Scala ... Melora Alba
Earl Holliman ... Adam Garrett

Anne Francis ... Lt. Alice Tomlen
Keenan Wynn ... Gordon Ripwell
Fred Clark ... Lt. Cmdr. Clinton T. Nash
Eva Gabor ... Deborah Aldrich
Russ Tamblyn ... Ens. Tyson
Jeff Richards ... Lt. Ross Pendleton
Mickey Shaughnessy ... Farragut Jones
Howard Smith ... Adm. Junius Boatwright
Romney Brent ... Mr. Alba - Melora's Father

Mary Wickes ... Janie
Jack Straw ... Lt. Cmdr. Gladstone
Robert Nichols ... Lt. Cmdr. Hereford
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Additional Details

Runtime:
107 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

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Quotes:
Adm. Junius Boatwright: Get this ship under way and haul down those... those... bloomers! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Money Pit (1986) more
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6 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
fluff, but fun, 10 March 2003
5/10

This tale of the absurdist goings-on at a public relations office for the navy in the WWII pacific theater is sort of a downscale "South Pacific." The casting and production values are extremely high, but the movie never aspires to anything more than light (extremely light) entertainment. In this it succeeds quite well. The movie is great to look at, and the comic abilities of Glenn Ford - an underrated actor, in my book - are at their peak. No lasting nourishment here, but a fun flick to see - once. Side note - the movie is another example of the superiority of the color processes employed in the 50's and late 40's over what is commonly used in today's flicks.

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