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The Rookie (1959)

The Rookie poster
Directed by
George O'Hanlon
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two friends find themselves in a series of comedic mishaps. The film follows their antics and misunderstandings as they navigate different situations.

lightheartedcomedicplayfulbreezywhimsicalmid-tempoamusingeasygoing

What happens

The Rookie is a 1959 American comedy film directed by writer-comedian George O'Hanlon and presented in CinemaScope. It was the first film starring the comedy team of Tommy Noonan and Peter Marshall; they also appeared together in the 1962 film Swingin' Along. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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