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The Rookie: Directed by George O'Hanlon. With Tommy Noonan, Peter Marshall, Julie Newmar, Jerry Lester. Pvt. Thomas Noonan and Sgt. Pete Marshall are both vying for the hand of Lili Marlene. After World War II ends, the three of them get stranded on a remote island. Two Japanese sailors, unaware that the war has ended, arrive on the island.
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- Comedy
- George O'Hanlon
- 1959-12
The Rookie is a 1959 American comedy film directed by George O'Hanlon in CinemaScope. It was the first film starring the comedy team of Tommy Noonan and Peter Marshall , they also appeared together in the 1962 film Swingin' Along .
A manic young radio network employee enlists in the army at the end of WWII and finds himself the only new recruit at basic training camp. Military comedy.
The Rookie: Directed by George O'Hanlon. With Tommy Noonan, Peter Marshall, Julie Newmar, Jerry Lester. Pvt. Thomas Noonan and Sgt. Pete Marshall are both vying for the hand of Lili Marlene. After World War II ends, the three of them get stranded on a remote island. Two Japanese sailors, unaware that the war has ended, arrive on the island.
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The working title of this film was The Last Rookie. The film contains caricatures of Harry Truman, Walter Winchell and Louella Parsons. In addition to themselves, Tommy Noonan and Peter Marshall portray two Japanese sailors in the film.
