• Source: Navy Wife (1956 film)

      • Navy Wife is a 1956 American comedy film directed by Edward Bernds (who also directed "Three Stooges" and "Bowery Boys"), and starring Joan Bennett, Gary Merrill, Shirley Yamaguchi. The screenplay was written by Kay Lenard, based on the novel Mother Sir by Tats Blain. The film was produced by Walter Wanger, who was Bennett's husband in real life.


      Plot


      This movie takes place in post-war Japan, where Peg Blain (Bennett) and daughter Debby (Judy Nugent) join Peg's commanding-officer husband Jack (Merrill). After the local Japanese wives see how independent and self-reliant Peg and Debby are, they demand to have the same respect, rights, and privileges as them. At a military Christmas party, the situation gets brought up and resolved.


      Cast


      Joan Bennett as Peg Blain
      Gary Merrill as Jack Blain
      Judy Nugent as Debby Blain
      Maurice Manson as Capt. Arwin
      Teru Shimada as Mayor Yoshida
      Tom Komuro as Ohara
      Shizue Nakamura as Mitsuko
      Robert Nichols as Oscar
      Carol Veazie as Amelia
      John Craven as Dr. Carter
      Shirley Yamaguchi as Akashi


      See also


      List of American films of 1956


      References




      External links


      Navy Wife at the TCM Movie Database
      Navy Wife at IMDb
      Navy Wife at Allmovie

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