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A U.S. sergeant serving in Spain creates envy among his Air Force superiors and the Spanish locals when his brand new futuristic sports car and pretty wife arrive at the base.A U.S. sergeant serving in Spain creates envy among his Air Force superiors and the Spanish locals when his brand new futuristic sports car and pretty wife arrive at the base.A U.S. sergeant serving in Spain creates envy among his Air Force superiors and the Spanish locals when his brand new futuristic sports car and pretty wife arrive at the base.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Harry Morgan
- Charles Meriden
- (as Henry 'Harry' Morgan)
Don Anderson
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
- Charity Raffle Guest
- (uncredited)
Shirley Blackwell
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Gene Blakely
- Corp. Mack
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe car that Glenn Ford wins is a 1955 Lincoln Futura, the one-off concept car that ultimately became the Batmobile on Batman (1966). The car cost Ford $250,000 ($2.4M in 2022), and unlike most concept cars at the time was completely drivable. It was originally pearlescent white, but that color did not photograph well, so it was painted red for this film. The car, as the original "Batmobile", was sold at auction for $4.62M in 2013 (equivalent to about $5.63M in 2022).
- Goofs(at around 1h 34 mins) Maggie Putnam (Debbie Reynolds) says she didn't want to be an Army wife. She is not an Army wife, but she is an Air Force wife. (The two services were separated in 1947.) However, it was established earlier that Maggie was not knowledgeable of of service branches or ranks.
- Quotes
Checkroom Girl: What happened to your girlfriend's dress?
Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick: I tore it.
Checkroom Girl: Ooo, I like a man who knows what he wants.
- ConnectionsReferenced in You Bet Your Life: Episode #10.22 (1960)
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"Any marriage is wrong when you take the sex out of it"
All in all, a mildly entertaining time capsule of days gone bye, bye; the "good old days" when couples married so they could have "legitimate" sex.
Debbie Reynolds, a chorus line cutie is at her perky peak, and Glenn Ford, an Air Force sergeant, is his usual dull-as-dishwater leading man.
This genre of bedroom farce popular with 1950s' audiences is full of contrived complications, titillating juvenile sexual innuendo but is overall wholesome movie fare.
If the Catholic arbiters of morality objected to this movie upon its release, I wonder how the fiery red futuristic car passed condemnation? It's the sexiest thing in the movie. What a babe to ride! Ford's commanding officer tells him the State Department deems the car too "splendiferous." This Lincoln concept car certainly had star power; it went on to be cast as the infamous Batmobile.
As the backdrop for the film is Spain, how could the cultural trope of the heroic bullfighter not be included? So that's inserted into the high jinks too. Olé!
Debbie Reynolds, a chorus line cutie is at her perky peak, and Glenn Ford, an Air Force sergeant, is his usual dull-as-dishwater leading man.
This genre of bedroom farce popular with 1950s' audiences is full of contrived complications, titillating juvenile sexual innuendo but is overall wholesome movie fare.
If the Catholic arbiters of morality objected to this movie upon its release, I wonder how the fiery red futuristic car passed condemnation? It's the sexiest thing in the movie. What a babe to ride! Ford's commanding officer tells him the State Department deems the car too "splendiferous." This Lincoln concept car certainly had star power; it went on to be cast as the infamous Batmobile.
As the backdrop for the film is Spain, how could the cultural trope of the heroic bullfighter not be included? So that's inserted into the high jinks too. Olé!
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- Also known as
- Eine tolle Nummer
- Filming locations
- Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain(pier and harbor scenes)
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- Budget
- $1,789,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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