As You Were (film)
As You Were is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Bernard Girard and starring William Tracy, Joe Sawyer and Russell Hicks.[1] It is a Service comedy, released as B movie by the low-budget Lippert Pictures company. It was one of eight films featuring Tracy as Sergeant Dorian 'Dodo' Doubleday and features footage from their first 1941 film Tanks a Million.
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| Directed by | Bernard Girard |
| Produced by | Hal Roach Jr. |
| Written by | Edward E. Seabrook |
| Starring | William Tracy Joe Sawyer Russell Hicks |
| Music by | Leon Klatzkin |
| Cinematography | Benjamin H. Kline |
Production company | R & L Productions |
| Distributed by | Lippert Pictures |
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Running time | 57 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
- William Tracy as Sgt. Dorian 'Dodo' Doubleday
- Joe Sawyer as Sgt. Ames
- Russell Hicks as Col. Lockwood
- John Ridgely as Captain
- Sondra Rodgers as WAC Captain
- Joan Vohs as Sgt. Peggy P. Hopper
- Edgar Dearing as Sgt. Monahan
- Chris Drake
- Ruth Lee
- Margie Liszt
- Roger McGee
- John Parrish
- Maris Wrixon
- Roland Morris as Soldier
Production
Robert L. Lippert was meant to make a series of films with Hal Roach Jr including twelve films for television. Roach's company was R and J Productions, and As You Were was their first collaboration.[2] However difficulties Lippert had with the Screen Actors Guild saw only this and Tales of Robin Hood made. It was originally known as Present Arms.[3]
References
- McCarty p.374
- By THOMAS F BRADY Special to THE NEW,YORK TIMES. (1951, Jun 04). POWER'S ROLE GOES TO CONTRACT ACTOR. New York Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/111786498
- By THOMAS M PRYOR Special to THE NEW,YORK TIMES. (1951, Jul 13). LIPPERT CANCELS MOVIES FOR VIDEO. New York Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/111961190
Bibliography
- Clifford McCarty. Film Composers in America: A Filmography, 1911-1970. Oxford University Press, 2000.
External links
- As You Were on IMDb
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