The intelligence officer
The Horrizontal Lieutenant has Jim Hutton assigned to the Army Intelligence division who has had one desultory war when toward the end of WW2 he gets
an assignment in the Ryukyu Islands near Japan.
Hutton's mission is to find a Japanese soldier who hasn't surrendered and is stealing all kinds of supplies and he's become a folk hero to the natives. Not exactly looking for Mata Hari.
He might accomplish his task, but he's also spending time trying to score with nurse Paula Prentice whom he knew a bit before the war.
Hutton and Prentice are supported by such stalwarts as Charles McGraw, Jim Backus, Miyoshi Umeki, Jack Carter, and a good group of Asian players. The final capture scene with Hutton, Prentice and their quarry is hysterical.
If you like service comedies this is for you.
Hutton's mission is to find a Japanese soldier who hasn't surrendered and is stealing all kinds of supplies and he's become a folk hero to the natives. Not exactly looking for Mata Hari.
He might accomplish his task, but he's also spending time trying to score with nurse Paula Prentice whom he knew a bit before the war.
Hutton and Prentice are supported by such stalwarts as Charles McGraw, Jim Backus, Miyoshi Umeki, Jack Carter, and a good group of Asian players. The final capture scene with Hutton, Prentice and their quarry is hysterical.
If you like service comedies this is for you.
- bkoganbing
- Oct 11, 2019