He then donated his designs to the navy for the waves. Another agent, marty allen, once married to and still in love with margaret, signs betty and eileen. I got the impression it was hubbahubba cool when it was made, loaded with slang. By this time im so flabbergasted that i had no idea what i wanted to do.
A wave, a wac and a marine 1944 henny, talent scout for the margaret ames film agency in hollywood, mistakes judy and marian, the understudies, for eileen and betty, the real stars of a broadway show and signs them up for. Thousands of women joined the military, including teresa d. Henny brown, talent scout for the margaret ames film agency in hollywood, mistakes broadway show understudies judy and marian, for stars betty and eileen, and signs them up for movies. Eddie rico richard conte is the happily married owner of a prosperous laundry company in bayshore, florida. Margaret, furious with henny for the blunder, fires himbut only temporarily. But he put up the money and we decided on the crazy story a wave, a wac and a marine. Later in the film we discover that years ago he had been the accountant for a major crime syndicate. The cast included lon mccallister, peggy ann garner, preston foster, forrest tucker, skip homeier, and gene reynolds. Because judy joins the waves, marian the wacs and marty the marines and all have two weeks before induction, and that is more than long enough to shoot a monogram musicalwithinamonogram.
Its rife with wartime references that maybe only historians will appreciate. Hornets nest is a 1970 italian american war film directed by phil karlson and starring rock hudson, sylva koscina, and sergio fantoni. Each of the detailed ratings you select will result in a cumulative score for this film. Aware that 1944 was an election year, forrestal tried to compromise by offering segregated living quarters and mess facilities, but roosevelt. Ann gillis full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the impact of world war ii on united states foreign and domestic policies indicator ushc 8. Costello tracked down karlson and told him he wanted to produce a film with karlson directing. A wave, a wac and a marine johnny doesnt live here any more. Karlson said the film was a complete social statement.
So, what does this have to do with the title, a wave, a wac and a marine. Henny brown, talent scout for the margaret ames film agency in hollywood, mistakes broadway show understudies judy and marian, for stars betty and eileen, and signs them up for. Navy regulated all aspects of the waves physical appearance. Popular darkhaired big band singer connie haines may have been petite in size less than 5 tall. Though elyse knox, sally eilers and ann gillis head the cast, the film is a showcase for nightclub comedian henny youngman, here cast as a hollywood agent named what else. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. He was certainly justified to think of himself in such hyperbolic terms. This page is dedicated to all the films im still looking to get a hold of, but have, as of yet, been unable to. In 1944, josephine forrestal, wife of the assistant secretary of the navy, asked noted fashion designer main rousseau bocher to create a stylish uniform. The womens army corps wac was the womens branch of the united states army. It was created as an auxiliary unit, the womens army auxiliary corps waac on 15 may 1942 by public law 554, and converted to an active duty status in the army of the united states as the wac on 1 july 1943. A wave, a wac and a marine, a wave, a wac and a marine. Who were the wacs and waves malvern memorial parade. Henny, talent scout for the margaret ames film agency in hollywood, mistakes judy and marian, the understudies, for eileen and betty, the real stars of a broadway show and signs them up for movies.
Women of motown connie haines whats easy for two is. Margaret, furious with henny for the blunder, fires. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info. Its first director was oveta culp hobby, a prominent woman in texas society. All a wave, a wac and a marine movie posters,high res movie posters image for a wave, a wac and a marine. Less the wartime comedy promised by the title than an insidehollywood story interrupted by musical numbers, sally eilers runs a talent agency. A wave, a wac and a marine 1944 1007 1944 us comedy 1h. Released by monogram, a wave, a wac and a marine was packaged by biltmore productions, a partnership consisting of abbott and costellos agent eddie sherman and lou costellos father sebastian cristillo. The big cat is a 1949 american outdoor action film in technicolor directed by phil karlson. The music maids is an actress, known for girl crazy 1943, a wave, a wac and a marine 1944 and.
A wave, a wac and a marine wikimili, the best wikipedia. Discover what genre a wave, a wac and a marine, 1944, directed by phil karlstein, with elyse knox, anne gillis, sally eilers, belongs at turner classic movies. The brothers rico is a 1957 american crime film noir directed by phil karlson and starring richard conte, dianne foster and kathryn grant. Judy joins the waves, marian the wacs and marty the marines and all have two weeks before induction, and that is more than long enough to shoot a monogram musicalwithinamonogram musical and have a few days to spare. After knoxs death in april 1944, his successor forrestal moved to reform the navys racial policies, and on july 28 he submitted to the president a proposal to accept waves on an integrated basis. Comedy of two understudies who are sent to hollywood by a mistake from the agency and make good there. Lou costello looked at my scene with ann gillis as we were performing on a. Quotes on a wave, a wac and a marine 1944 not a good film, but some of the individual scenes turned out well. Alan dinehart doesnt have any movies playing in theaters. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. A wave, a wac and a marine is an american 1944 musical comedy film directed by phil karlson his directorial debut for lowbudget monogram pictures. Melodrama romantic comedy slapstick prison film crime thriller detective film. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services.
A wave, a wac and a marine is an american 1944 musical comedy film directed by phil karlson in his directorial debut for lowbudget monogram pictures. They get their basic training in a marine atmosphere at a marine post. A wave, a wac and a marine 1944 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Navy personnel go all out to find fun and romance while on shore leave. I think this movie would appeal to people who lived in this era. A wave, a wac and a marine 1944 the movie database tmdb.
Find films and movies featuring sally eilers on allmovie. Known for a wave, a wac and a marine singer freddie rich orchestra 1944. From her autobiography, for once in my life, you get the impression that connie haines was a genuinely nice person who kept in incredibly positive outlook on life even when facing various. Notes about a wave, a wac and a marine, 1944, directed by phil karlstein, with elyse knox, anne gillis, sally eilers, available from turner classic movies. Brawny, roundfaced character actor alan dinehart liked to bill himself as hollywoods most versatile villain. The complete oscar quest glorious betsy 1928 the noose 1928 sorrell and son 1928 the bridge of san luis rey.