Never Wave at a WAC (1953) ROSALIND RUSSELL
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- Stars: Rosalind Russell, Paul Douglas, Marie Wilson
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Jo McBain, a divorced socialite and daughter of Senator Tom Roberts, asks her father to get her an officer's commission in the WACs, so she can be in Paris with her boy friend, Lt. Colonel 'Sky" Fairchild. But her father decides the WAC training won't hurt her and she ends up in Fort Lee, Virginia, along with an ex-burlesque queen, '"Danger" McDowd, now know as Clara. She is forced to go through basic training. Her ex-husband, Andrew McBain, shows up at Fort Lee on business and Fairchild returns there from Paris. McBain wants her back and Fairchild just wants her.
Clearly this is where the idea of the movie Legally Blonde came from. Good movie. Thank you for the upload. ☺️
This is what is missing in today's movies(?) no sex-no gore just pure happiness. Thank you for sharing.
One of my favorites.
I donot think theres a movie with Roseland Russell i dont like 🤗 love HER
*Rosalind 🙂
I agree!!!!
She is the Only Auntie Mame.
Rosalind Russel is a GEM - sadly never won an Oscar.
The producer, Frederick Brisson, was Rosalind Russell's husband.
My mother was a WAC during this very year!
She is hilarious I can't believe I never heard of her before.
My mother was an actual WAC marching in this movie
she said they marched and it ws so hot her heels were sinking into the pavement
That's awesome!
Can you pick her out? Did she ever show you where she might have been?
I've experienced that. Didn't wear heels for long- uk
Rosalind acting is good
The original Private Benjamin...lol
I love love love this movie!!!!!
great film
Love Rosalind Russel
she the kind of person everybody loves outwardly but hate inwardly
Rosalind is very funny
Wow! That is General of the Army Omar M. Bradley as himself in this film, so he has a bacon number of 3.
I know. I was impressed by that as well. Unfortunately, his performance, along with every other EASILY identifiable real life, non-actor G.I. doomed this movie to be a lopsided effort where half the on-screen talent were acting on the level of His Girl Friday, and the other half (Bradley included) sounded like a bunch of sixth-graders nervously trying to read their book report in front of Mrs. Bohnenkamp's class.
Ivan Walters What part of the movie is he in?
Nathaniel Krigsman the scene he's in begins at time marker 36:05.
The general appears briefly (speaking on the phone behind his desk) shortly after 37:00.
Good movie! I loved it. Thank you.
Big John Cannon from High Chaparral peaking through bushes
thanks, an early private benjamin.
hello DAAAAAAARLING
Rosalind Russell is an absolute charmer as always. Paul Douglas is horribly miscast and wholly unappealing in every single way as "the right man" in this love triangle. When they wound up together in the end, I threw up in my mouth a little bit.
I must respectfully disagree. I found Douglas adorable.
Misuse of power by an Ex-Husband against his Ex-Wife. He should be put in jail for abuse, such a pathetic sad lowlife. Rosalind is the 1st private Benjamin.
I would say the real private Benjamin
Don't back the attack by laying a WAC or riding the breast of a WAVE, but sit in the sand and do it by hand, and buy bonds with the money you save.
Forward Plans =c
Definitely a minor movie - from the moment she joined, it was obvious she'd have her come-to-Jesus moment about the Service. But my mom served in the WAC during WWII (she taught me how to GI a cigarette!), so it was fun. Roz makes it work. Love the doctor checking her breathing at her physical examination while she's smoking a cigarette. Hard to believe there wasn't one black woman in her outfit.
Blacks were segregated until Korea.
Horse237 : I think defining any group of people solely by the colour of their skin, regardless of the context, is racist.
I want to be part of a global culture that rejects racism completely, as any kind of option.
Thanks for your observations, and explanations for some of them! 👍🏿🌟🤗
If the US had Open Borders in 1950, we would have grown at the same rate as the population of Venezuela and have to share this country with 877 million people. There are differences in race and culture. Northern Europe learned to curb unlimited population growth in the 12th century which has not been learned in Asia, :atin America, the Mideast and Africa.
@@Horse237 True, but "Never Wave at a WAC" was released in January, 1953, and by all indications is not set in the past (see Russell's civilian luxury sedan, clearly a 1950s model), which means that the Korean War had been underway for a full two years during production. The war would be over six months after the movie debuted. The lack of racial diversity in the film was likely due to standard casting practices in Hollywood, not any attempt to accurately portray Army policy. UNRELATED FUN FACT: The Korean War lasted just a little over three years, and the T.V. show M*A*S*H run for 11 years--3.5 times longer than the war itself!
The irony of her last exclamation "...Off to Korea!..." . Korea was alread a shitshow failure when this movie was made, both politically/militarily (thanks to General Douglas MacArthur's ego) & the thousands of drafted men and women who paid the price for his arrogance. This is a funny movie but, that last scripted line puts it into Hollywood propaganda.
Correction; "...maybe I can get a free ride to Korea!". Unfortunately, many drafted men & women received exactly that regardless of status of terms of service. My mother's 1st husband was recalled despite being in final 30 days decommissioned process, along with entire squadron. Plane shot down over (now) N. Korea, 11 KIA & 2 MIA/POW until retroactively KIA. General MacArthur's push to Chinese border is directly responsible for tens of hundreds militarily killed, with subsequently being removed from high command.
Blonde is very funny
You have to wait till 1119:00 to find out why the tittle is "Never Wave At A Wack" :D This is a really cute movie. I'd give it 3 1/2 ✨Stars.
WAC
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Gift Idea!!! Seriously, love this movie.
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This is really a delightful movie to watch. But I wonder if all the soldiers and privets were paid for being in the movie??
No just probably said it made the military be seen in a positive light
Back in the days NOT everything was about money. Military was about patriotism not greed. Even the celebrities in this movie didn't get a fraction of what "celebrity" contracts are now. Today even protestors are paid! While active military & veterans are left to struggle with little (even majority of federal funding, Grants, nonprofit funds etc usually goes into the administrators' pockets). What does that say about how values & ethics have changed?
privates. a privet is a bush.
@@Tealcorvette Very well said. Thank you.
Doubt it. There was some rule during World War II (about 8 years before this film was made) that banned service folks from getting significant other income. I know this because an American GI on leave was cast into the British wartime film "A Canturbury Tale", and apparently was told by superiors he couldn't take the check. From what I've read, he was told he could however donate it, so he gave the money to the NAACP (which is pretty astonishing).
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This is a wonderful movie
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