Never Wave at a WAC

Never Wave at a WAC
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Produced by Frederick Brisson
Written by Ken Englund
Story by
Starring Rosalind Russell
Music by Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography William H. Daniels
Edited by Stanley E. Johnson
Distributed by
Release dates
 January 28, 1953
Running time
 87 mins.
Country United States
Language English
Box office $1.6 million (US)[1]

Never Wave at a WAC is a 1953 comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod, and starring Rosalind Russell and Paul Douglas.[2][3]

Plot

A divorced socialite and daughter - Jo McBain (Rosalind Russell) - of a United States senator - Andrew McBain (Paul Douglas) - would like to join her boyfriend, who just left for Paris, where he has been transferred, with two other military comrades. After speaking with her father, he has the idea of her joining the army and getting her an officer's commission in the Women's Army Corps, so that she can be near her officer boyfriend and thereby be transferred to Paris. He sells her this idea, telling her that she would start as a general. Her wealthy and spoiled manners are crushed immediately, when arriving at basic training camp she is told that she would have to start at the bottom. Her father is involved in the telephone chain of people making the decision. Both her boyfriend and her ex-husband (who is in charge of the military camp where she is stationed) spitefully enjoy her change of character resulting from her being subjected to military discipline. She ends up as in typical screwball comedies as a changed woman that is no longer above male power and is instead in their power - and acting as if she likes it too.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ↑ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1953', Variety, January 13, 1954
  2. ↑ AllMovie entry
  3. ↑ "Never Wave at a WAC". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved September 12, 2016.
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