27 June 1958 (West Germany) more
Will Stockdale is a country bumpkin drafted into the Air Force and too dumb to realize he's driving everyone around him crazy -- no one more than Sgt. King. full summary | add synopsis
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| Andy Griffith | ... | Pvt. Will Stockdale | |
| Myron McCormick | ... | Sgt. Orville C. King | |
| Nick Adams | ... | Pvt. Benjamin B. 'Ben' Whitledge | |
| Murray Hamilton | ... | Irving S. Blanchard | |
| Howard Smith | ... | Maj. Gen. Eugene Bush | |
| Will Hutchins | ... | Lt. George Bridges (pilot) | |
| Sydney Smith | ... | Maj. Gen. Vernon Pollard | |
| James Millhollin | ... | Maj. Royal B. Demming (psychiatrist) | |
| Don Knotts | ... | Cpl. John C. Brown (Dexterity) | |
| Jean Willes | ... | WAF captain | |
| Bartlett Robinson | ... | Captain | |
| Henry McCann | ... | Lt. Cover | |
| Dub Taylor | ... | McKinney (draft board man) | |
| William Fawcett | ... | Pa Stockdale | |
| Raymond Bailey | ... | Base Colonel | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Thomas Browne Henry | ... | Senator (unconfirmed) | |
| Jack Mower | ... | Sheriff (unconfirmed) | |
| Robert Sherman | ... | Lt. James Miller (oculist) (unconfirmed) | |
| Malcolm Atterbury | ... | Bus driver carrying applicants (uncredited) | |
| Benny Baker | ... | Capt. Jim Able (Gen. Bush's aide) (uncredited) | |
| Bill Baldwin | ... | Announcer on Loudspeaker (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Dan Barton | ... | Tiger (uncredited) | |
| John Bradford | ... | Radio Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| Wade Cagle | ... | Inductee (uncredited) | |
| John Caler | ... | Inductee (uncredited) | |
| David Carlile | ... | Inductee (uncredited) | |
| Robert Christopher | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Donald R. Clark | ... | Guitar-playing inductee (uncredited) | |
| John Close | ... | Military Policeman (uncredited) | |
| Fred Coby | ... | Sentry (uncredited) | |
| Francis De Sales | ... | Sgt. T.C. Payne (test supervisor) (uncredited) | |
| Jamie Farr | ... | Lt. Gardella (co-pilot) (uncredited) | |
| Paul Hahn | ... | Corporal (uncredited) | |
| Peggy Hallack | ... | Rosabelle McKinney (uncredited) | |
| Robert Hover | ... | Inductee (uncredited) | |
| Clark Howat | ... | Lieutenant (uncredited) | |
| Robert F. Hoy | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Sammy Jackson | ... | Inductee (uncredited) | |
| Jack Mann | ... | Psychiatrist Corporal (uncredited) | |
| Tom McKee | ... | Charles (aide) (uncredited) | |
| George N. Neise | ... | Baker (Gen. Bush's aide) (uncredited) | |
| Mary Scott | ... | Purple Grotto cigarette girl (uncredited) | |
| Robert Sherwood | ... | Lieutenant (uncredited) | |
| Robert Shield | ... | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Verne Smith | ... | Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Bob Stratton | ... | Lt. Kendall (uncredited) | |
| John Truax | ... | Driver (uncredited) | |
| Sailor Vincent | ... | Fighter in Bar Scene (uncredited) | |
| Dick Wessel | ... | Drunk infantryman at Purple Grotto (uncredited) | |
| James Westmoreland | ... | Inductee (uncredited) | |
| Albert 'Ace' Williams | ... | Sentry (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Mervyn LeRoy | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Mac Hyman | (novel) | |
| Ira Levin | play and | |
| John Lee Mahin | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Mervyn LeRoy | .... | producer | |
| Alex Segal | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Ray Heindorf | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Harold Rosson | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| William H. Ziegler | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Malcolm Brown | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Robert R. Benton | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Gordon Bau | .... | makeup supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Dick Moder | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Stanley Jones | .... | sound | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Louis Lichtenfield | .... | special effects | |
Other crew | |||
| Albert 'Ace' Williams | .... | technical advisor | |
119 min
1.85 : 1 more
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
This was Don Knotts' first film. He met Andy Griffith when Knotts had a small part in Broadway's "No Time For Sergeants". Griffith remembered Knotts when he was looking for someone to play bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960). The two formed a lifelong friendship, with Knotts later making guest appearances on Griffith's TV series "Matlock" (1986). In 2006, Griffith even broke the news of Knotts' passing to the media. more
Factual errors: The movie has Will and Ben being drafted into the Air Force and seeking transfer into the Army infantry. At the time the movie was made, by law, draftees were automatically assigned to the Army for two years (i.e. Elvis); the Air Force has never had to use the draft since it became a separate branch of the service in 1947. The original novel and play that the movie is based on did have Will drafted into the Army during WW II and seeking to transfer to what was then the Army Air Force. more
[Will and Ben have made it back to the base and see the troops massed on the field]
Will Stockdale:
How 'bout that. It's some kind of real big ceremony.
Benjamin B. Whitledge:
Look... the flag - it's at half-mast. It's a funeral ceremony, that's what it is! Lt. Bridges and them others they didn't get out of the plane. Now we got that on our heads, too.
Will Stockdale:
Aw, now, Ben, they warn't so easy-going they wouldn't know they was on fire!
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Remake of "The United States Steel Hour: No Time for Sergeants (#2.14)" (1955) more
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This movie is on my list of my favorite funny movies of all time. I 've lost count of how many times I've seen it, yet each time I view it, I laugh out loud all over again. It's side-splitting humor without crudeness and vulgarity - a quality that today's movies sadly lack. One of my favorite scenes is where all the draftees are being inducted - particularly where Will comes to the aid of his buddy Private Whitledge. I don't know if this is the first film pairing of Andy Griffith and Don Knotts, but their chemistry is readily apparent, in the scene where Private Stockdale is having his manual dexterity tested. I live in the southern Appalachians and I never felt once like this movie was derogatory and condescending towards mountain people. Yes, Andy Griffith's Will Stockdale was extremely naive, but he was never portrayed as being less of a human being because he was from the southern mountains and less experienced in life. I always felt like Private Stockdale's naiveté enabled him to approach things from a different perspective (albeit unknowingly) and come up with quite unique solutions. Andy Griffith was, and is, a master at portraying this kind of character.