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Roxbury ProductionsThe Admiral Was A Lady (1950)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042182/
Really enjoyable movie set just after WWII about a woman ensign (nicknamed the admiral) who falls in with a gang of lovable losers - four ex-GIs who work diligently from dusk to dawn at finding ways to avoid work. There's a silly subplot about them trying to get her back together with her long lost fiancee, and an even sillier sub-sub plot about a rich millionaire and meddling detectives. The main point of interest is the repartee between the "admiral" and the men. Sometimes she's tough as nails, but at other points it's like Dorothy's relationship with the tin man, the lion and the scarecrow.
Edmond O'Brien, Wanda Henrdix, Rudy Vallee, Steve Brodie, Hillary Brooke and more


This movie is part of the collection: Comedy Films

Producer: Roxbury Productions
Audio/Visual: sound, black and white
Keywords: comedy; WAVES; romance

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Reviewer: earther - - April 6, 2008
Subject: Charming little movie, surprising fun
The admiral was indeed a lady who gets involved with a charming gang of post-WWII loafers on the 52/20 unemployment plan. The high points are the marvelous scams aimed at stretching the dollar and avoiding work. Also, Rudy Vallee was marvelous as the high powered, neurotic juke box king up against his nefarious, but beloved, ex-wife Shirley.

Reviewer: kelvinw - - October 13, 2007
Subject: Made me think
I really enjoyed this fun show. It is about 4 former WWII soldier trying to learning to cope with civilian life again. "The Admiral" is a lady who has also just returned and is also trying to figure out what to do after returning home.