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When the Girls Take Over (1960)

When the Girls Take Over poster
Directed by
Russell Hayden
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A comedy about men getting involved with women during a revolution in the Caribbean. The story follows a group of characters navigating awkward situations with humor.

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What happens

When the Girls Take Over is an American men's adventure comedy film produced and directed by Russell Hayden and starring Marvin Miller, Jackie Coogan, and Robert Lowery. Inspired by the Cuban Revolution, it was filmed in Puerto Rico in 1960 under the working title Caribe and released in 1962. The film was shot in color, but the public domain copy is in black and white. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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