Navy Wife (1956 film) explained

Navy Wife
Producer:Walter Wanger
Starring:Joan Bennett
Gary Merrill
Shirley Yamaguchi
Cinematography:Wilfred M. Cline
Editing:Richard Cahoon
Studio:Walter Wanger Productions
Distributor:Allied Artists
Runtime:83 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
Budget:$353,300[1]

Navy Wife is a 1956 American comedy film directed by Edward Bernds (who also directed "Three Stooges" and "Bowery Boys"), and starring Joan Bennett, Gary Merrill, Shirley Yamaguchi. The screenplay was written by Kay Lenard, based on the novel Mother Sir by Tats Blain. The film was produced by Walter Wanger, who was Bennett's husband in real life.

Plot

This movie takes place in post-war Japan, where Peg Blain (Bennett) and daughter Debby (Judy Nugent) join Peg's commanding-officer husband Jack (Merrill). After the local Japanese wives see how independent and self-reliant Peg and Debby are, they demand to have the same respect, rights, and privileges as them. At a military Christmas party, the situation gets brought up and resolved.[2]

Cast

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References

  1. Matthew Bernstein, Walter Wagner: Hollywood Independent, Minnesota Press, 2000 p446
  2. Web site: Navy Wife . https://web.archive.org/web/20110520081737/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/103694/Navy-Wife/overview . dead . 2011-05-20 . Erickson . Movies & TV Dept. . . Hal Erickson (author) . 2011 . Hal .

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