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No Time for Sergeants (1958)

No Time for Sergeants poster
Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 59m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 56 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A naive country boy from Georgia gets drafted into the U.S. Air Force. His innocent and earnest nature constantly baffles his commanding officers and leads to a series of humorous mishaps.

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What happens

No Time for Sergeants is a 1958 American comedy film based on a play by Ira Levin, which was inspired by the original novel. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, it stars Andy Griffith and features Myron McCormick, Don Knotts and most of the original Broadway cast, joined by Murray Hamilton and Warner Bros. Pictures contract player Nick Adams. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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