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Navy Wife (1956)

Navy Wife poster
Directed by
Edward Bernds
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman navigates the humorous situations that arise when she joins her husband on a navy base. The story follows her attempts to fit in and the comedic mishaps that ensue.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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