Navy Wife (1956 film)
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $353,300[1] |
Navy Wife is a 1956 American
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
- Joan Bennett as Peg Blain
- Gary Merrill as Jack Blain
- Judy Nugent as Debby Blain
- Maurice Manson as Capt. Arwin
- Teru Shimada as Mayor Yoshida
- Tom Komuro as Ohara
- Shizue Nakamura as Mitsuko
- Robert Nichols as Oscar
- Carol Veazie as Amelia
- John Craven as Dr. Carter
- Shirley Yamaguchias Akashi
See also
References
- ^ Matthew Bernstein, Walter Wagner: Hollywood Independent, Minnesota Press, 2000 p446
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2011). "Navy Wife". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20.
External links
- Navy Wife at the TCM Movie Database
- Navy Wife at IMDb
- Navy Wife at Allmovie
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