Directed by:
Jerry HopperCinematography:
Harold LipsteinCast:
Charlton Heston, Julie Adams, William Demarest, Tim Hovey, Nana Bryant, Sal Mineo, Milburn Stone, David Janssen, Tim Considine, Chris Alcaide, James Conaty (more)Plots(1)
A too-tough Army major (Charlton Heston) gets himself sent to run an ROTC program at a Santa Barbara military school after he calls unwanted attention to the military by mouthing off to a prominent news magazine. When he arrives to his new post, the major is shocked to find it run by nuns and that his new troops are school children. His assignment is to make "men" out of the rambunctious recruits so that the school can keep from losing its ROTC certification. At first the hard-as-nails major treats his young charges with all the tenderness of a old army boot and the boys, tired of his constant barrage of insults and demands, come to hate him. Further complicating matters is the major's disconcerting romantic feelings for the school's lovely doctor (Julie Adams). Unfortunately, she isn't about to put up with his ultra-macho guff anymore than the children are and before this romantic comedy is through, the major learns important lessons about the value of humanity in dealing with others. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Charlton Heston
USA
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Julie Adams
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William Demarest
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Tim Hovey
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Nana Bryant
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Sal Mineo
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Milburn Stone
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David Janssen
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Tim Considine
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Mary Field
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Jack Gardner
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William Forrest
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Don Haggerty
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Richard H. Cutting
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Jess Kirkpatrick
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Mary Alan Hokanson
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Kay Stewart
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Anne Barton
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