The Horizontal Lieutenant (1961)
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Although the talented cast in this uninspired comedy do the best they can with their lines, nothing quite brings The Horizontal Lieutenant to an upright, stand-up-and-take-notice presence. Paula Prentiss as Lt. Molly Blue and Jim Hutton as Lt. Merle Wye are once again paired, this time as officers in action in the Pacific at the end of World War II. Lt. Wye is given the challenge of bringing in a lone Japanese hold-out on an island that was taken by the American forces many months earlier. Though the situation has great potential, pratfalls and the most obvious gags take the place of a more sophisticated humor. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jim Hutton, Paula Prentiss, (more)
- Director(s):
- Richard Thorpe
Synopsis of The Horizontal Lieutenant
Although the talented cast in this uninspired comedy do the best they can with their lines, nothing quite brings The Horizontal Lieutenant to an upright, stand-up-and-take-notice presence. Paula Prentiss as Lt. Molly Blue and Jim Hutton as Lt. Merle Wye are once again paired, this time as officers in action in the Pacific at the end of World War II. Lt. Wye is given the challenge of bringing in a lone Japanese hold-out on an island that was taken by the American forces many months earlier. Though the situation has great potential, pratfalls and the most obvious gags take the place of a more sophisticated humor. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Horizontal Lieutenant
- Jim Hutton - Second Lt. Merle Wye
- Miyoshi Umeki - Akiko
- Charles McGraw - Col. Charles Korotny
- Yoshio Yoda - Sgt. Roy Tada
- Lloyd Kino - Sgt. Jess Yomuru
- Linda Wong - Michido
- Paula Prentiss - Lt. Molly Blue
- Jim Backus - Cmdr. Jerry Hammerslag
- Marty Ingels - Yeoman Buckles
- Argentina Brunetti
- Yuki Shimoda - Kobayashi
- Jack Carter - Billy Monk
- Director(s):
- Richard Thorpe
- Writer(s):
- George Wells
- Producer(s):
- Joe Pasternak
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