The Girl He Left Behind
The Girl He Left Behind | |
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The Girl He Left Behind - Poster | |
Directed by | David Butler |
Written by | Guy Trosper |
Starring |
Tab Hunter Natalie Wood |
Music by | Roy Webb |
Cinematography | Ted D. McCord |
Edited by | Irene Morra |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release dates | October 26, 1956 (US) |
Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.4 million (US rentals)[1] |
The Girl He Left Behind is a 1956 romantic comedy film starring Tab Hunter and Natalie Wood. The supporting cast includes Jim Backus, Alan King, James Garner, and David Janssen. The film was written by Guy Trosper and directed by David Butler, and was filmed at Fort Ord, California. For Garner and King, it was just their third movie.
Plot
Andy Schaeffer is a spoiled mama's boy who usually gets his way. He breezes through college while girlfriend Susan Daniels studies hard while also working at a job to pay for her education.
She isn't sure where their relationship is going. Where it's going for Andy is the Army, because his grades have become so poor at school, he's being drafted. Andy reports for basic training at Fort Ord, making it clear to everybody there that he'd rather be anyplace else.
Cast
- Natalie Wood as Susan
- Tab Hunter as Private/Corporal Andy Schaeffer
- Jessie Royce Landis as Mrs. Schaeffer
- Jim Backus as Sgt. Hanna
- Murray Hamilton as Sgt. Clyde
- Henry Jones as Hanson
- Alan King as Majors
- James Garner as Preston
- David Janssen as Capt. Genaro
See also
References
Notes
- ↑ "Top Grosses of 1957", Variety, 8 January 1958: 30