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The Admiral Was a Lady is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Albert S. Rogell released in USA on 4 august 1950 with Edmond O'Brien

The Admiral Was a Lady (1950)

The Admiral Was a Lady
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Released in USA 4 august 1950
Length 1h27
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Romantic comedy,    Romance
Rating58% 2.9050452.9050452.9050452.9050452.905045

The Admiral Was a Lady is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Edmond O'Brien and Wanda Hendrix. The working title of the film was Once Over Lightly that was the title of one of the songs in the film.

Synopsis

After the end of World War II, Jean Madison (Wanda Hendrix), a former WAVE ensign, meets the former aircrew of an Army Air Corps A-20 Havoc light bomber named "Sinful Sinthia" when they go to collect their unemployment benefits. They are all members of the "52-20 Club," a government program which pays unemployed American veterans $20 a week for 52 weeks. Jimmy and his men "prove" to the government clerk that they are looking for work by placing an ad in the newspaper - "At liberty: combat crew. Four specialists eager and willing to drop bombs" - and receive their checks.

Actors

Edmond O'Brien

(Jimmy Stevens)Wanda Hendrix

(Jean Madison)Rudy Vallée

(Peter Pedigrew)Johnny Sands

(Eddie Hoff)Steve Brodie

(Mike O'Halloran)
And :
Richard Erdman
Hillary Brooke
Richard Lane
Fred Essler
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