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1960
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Rally Round The Flag Boys has some good moments, but it is far cry from the pinnacle of Leo McCarey's career in the Thirties. 10 out of 10 found this helpful. Was this review helpful?
When the U.S. Army plans to build a new missile base in the small town of Putnam Landing, Conn., there is a public outcry, lead by Grace Bannerman (Joanne Woodward), a regular on local committees...
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- Paul Newman
- Leo Mccarey
- Comedy
Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Marion Aitchison Miami Herald. TOP CRITIC. Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, who generally lend their talents to more serious roles, essay comedy here...
Rally Round the Flag, Boys! is a 1958 American comedy film directed by Leo McCarey from a screenplay he co-wrote with Claude Binyon, based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Max Shulman. Released by 20th Century Fox, the film stars Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Joan Collins, and Jack Carson.
- Leo McCarey
- Cyril J. Mockridge
- December 23, 1958
Rally Round the Flag, Boys! - (Black-and-white Trailer) Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward star in Leo McCarey's comedy Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1959) about a suburban town disrupted by a missile base.
- Leo Mccarey, Jack Gertsman, Mike Salamunovich
- Paul Newman
Reviews. Dec 31, 1957 11:00pm PT. Rally ‘Round the Flag, Boys! This is a bedroom farce of split-level thinking in split-level housing. The film version of Max Shulman's bestseller is unmistakably...
Aug 5, 2019 · Gen. W.A. Thorwald (Gale Gordon), in charge of the operation, becomes displeased with the tactless way the gruff base commander, Captain Hoxie (Jack Carson), handles the women protesters and gets Harry activated from his Naval reserve outfit to be the Captain’s superior officer to push through the nuclear missile base.
