Never Wave at a WAC

Never Wave at a WAC

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Army

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  • Genre(s): Comedy, Adventure, Romance
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Norman Z. McLeod, Ben Chapman
  • Cast(s): Rosalind Russell, Paul Douglas, Marie Wilson, William Ching, Arleen Whelan See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 27min
  • Music: Elmer Bernstein
  • Award(s): Golden Laurel 1954 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Elemental, Barely Lethal
  • Story:

    A divorced socialite decides to join the Army because she hopes it will enable her to see more of her boyfriend, a Colonel. She soon encounters many difficulties with the Army lifestyle. Moreover, her ex-husband is working as a consultant with the Army, and he uses his position to disrupt her romantic plans by making her join a group of WACs who are testing new equipment. Directed by Norman Z. McLeod. Starring Rosalind Russell, Paul Douglas in the lead roles.

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STORY

Story

A divorced socialite decides to join the Army because she hopes it will enable her to see more of her boyfriend, a Colonel. She soon encounters many difficulties with the Army lifestyle. Moreover, her ex-husband is working as a consultant with the Army, and he uses his position to disrupt her romantic plans by making her join a group of WACs who are testing new equipment. Directed by Norman Z. McLeod. Starring Rosalind Russell, Paul Douglas in the lead roles.

AWARDS

Nominations
Golden Laurel Award

Top Female Comedy Performance | 1954 | Rosalind

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

Filmed on location at Fort Lee, VA,, which at the time had a Women's Army Corps (WAC) training center, and the US Army's Quartermaster School (which, as of 2018, is still there). The WACs, as a separate branch of the Army, was disbanded in 1978 and its members integrated into regular units.

The first outside production filmed at Walt Disney Studios.

When Sky tells Jo his civilian salary will be $55,000, that would equate to $512,000 in 2017.

According to a contemporary newspaper article, First Lady Mamie Eisenhower refused to attend the film's premiere at a Washington (DC) theater because it had segregated seating.

According to the film's AFI Catalog entry, Rosalind Russell first brought this story in 1951 to the small screen on the CBS television network to gauge audience reaction before investing large sums in a feature film production.

Popular Dialogues

"Col. Colfax: When are you gonna talk this guy back into uniform so I can order him around?"

"Clara Schneiderman: I'm being watched. Jo McBain: Look, Schneiderman, you better ease into this spying business gradually - mustn't overdo, you know."