Navy_Wife_(1956_film)

<i>Navy Wife</i> (1956 film)

Navy Wife (1956 film)

1956 film by Edward Bernds

This article is about the 1956 film. For the 1935 film, see Navy Wife (1935 film).

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.

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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. [1]
    Matthew Bernstein, Walter Wagner: Hollywood Independent, Minnesota Press, 2000 p446
  2. [2]
    Erickson, Hal (2011). "Navy Wife". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20.


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