Don't Go Near the Water (1957)

Directed by

Charles Walters

Genre

romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Navy public relations team on a Pacific island during World War II works to manage the media and keep up morale. The comedy follows their antics as they try to do their jobs without getting into too much trouble.

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What happens

Don't Go Near the Water is a 1957 American comedy film about a U.S. Navy public relations unit stationed on an island in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. It is an adaptation of the 1956 novel of the same name by William Brinkley. Glenn Ford and Gia Scala star. This is the first of several service comedies that Ford appeared in after the huge success of The Teahouse of the August Moon. The movie was very successful and further solidified Ford's reputation as an adept comedic actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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