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On an idyllic South Pacific island thousands of miles from the fighting, United States Navy public relations officers write colorful—if entirely fictitious—stories about World War II and the life of the native peoples freed by the Allies as they cope with military bureaucracy and plot to get back to the war in this lighthearted comedy.
Glenn Ford, who appeared in a fistful of the era’s service comedies, stars as a lieutenant with a knack for PR activities like placating big shots, calming romantic waters, deflating puffed-up journalists and puffing a profane-mouthed gob into the public’s idea of the perfect enlisted man. Based on the novel by William Brinkley.
Original Release
12/21/1957
US Release
11/14/1957
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Cast
Name | Character |
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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 |
Directors
Writers
Dorothy Kingsley, George Wells, William Brinkley
Cast
Name | Character |
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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 / Admiral Junius Boatwright |
Romney Brent | Mr. Alba - Melora's Father |
Mary Wickes | Janie |
Jack Straw | Lt. Cmdr. Gladstone |
Robert Nichols | Lt. Cmdr. Hereford |
John Alderson | Lt. Cmdr. Diplock |
Jack Albertson | Rep. George Jansen |
Charles Watts | Rep. Arthur Smithfield |
Don Anderson | Party Guest |
Hugh Boswell | Jerry Wakely |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Lawrence Weingarten | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1958 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1958 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |