Tab Hunter
Andy L. Shaeffer
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The Girl He Left Behind: Directed by David Butler. With Tab Hunter, Natalie Wood, Jessie Royce Landis, Jim Backus. Privileged college student Andy Shaeffer is a mama's boy who flunks out of school and is drafted by the army where he becomes a real man, to the astonishment of everyone.
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- Comedy, Drama
- David Butler
- 1957-05-31
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Andy Schaeffer is a spoiled mama's boy who usually gets his way. He breezes through college, while girlfriend Susan Daniels works hard at a job to pay for her education. She isn't sure where their relationship is going. Andy's grades begin to worsen, and he's being drafted by the army. Andy reports for basic training at Fort Ord, making it clear to...
Marion Hargrove had a huge success with his book See Here, Private Hargrove, which sold 3,500,000 copies. Warner Bros.approached him to see if he would write a story about a draftee in the army in peacetime. Hargrove agreed but wanted the story to be accurate, as he had left the army in 1945. He arranged through Warners to undertake enlistment and ...
Varietysaid "Film, with sometimes serious overtones, is mainly episodic and smacks of the service comedies turned out during World War II, but provides entertaining fare for the youthful and family trade." The film was a minor success at the box office.
The Girl He Left Behind at IMDbThe Girl He Left Behind at the TCM Movie DatabaseThe Girl He Left Behind at AllMovieThe Girl He Left Behind at the American Film Institute CatalogA new army recruit causes trouble for his sergeant and his girlfriend in this lighthearted comedy based on a novel by Marion Hargrove. Starring Tab Hunter, Natalie Wood, and Jim Backus, directed by David Butler.
- David Butler
- Tab Hunter
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Andy Shaeffer (Tab Hunter) is a spoiled college student, overly reliant on his protective high-society mother (Jessie Royce Landis). Andy's girlfriend, the far more mature Susan Daniels (Natalie ...
- Comedy
- Tab Hunter
- David Butler
A young man is drafted and goes through the rigors of basic training, ultimately discovering the experience is also character-building. Director David Butler's 1956 film stars '50s teen favorites Tab Hunter and Natalie Wood, with supporting roles played by Jim Backus, Jessie Royce Landis, Murray Hamilton, Henry Jones, James Garner, Alan King, Ernestine Wade, David Janssen and Raymond Bailey.
The Girl He Left Behind. Money and privilege have paved life’s path for frat boy Andy (Tab Hunter). But Andy’s pinned sweetie Susan (Natalie Wood), weary of his irresponsible ways, calls off their romance. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Money and privilege have paved life’s path ...
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