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.

As You Were
Directed byBernard Girard
Produced byHal Roach Jr.
Written byEdward E. Seabrook
StarringWilliam Tracy
Joe Sawyer
Russell Hicks
Music byLeon Klatzkin
CinematographyBenjamin H. Kline
Production
company
R & L Productions
Distributed byLippert Pictures
Release date
  • October 5, 1951 (1951-10-05)
Running time
57 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

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

  1. McCarty p.374
  2. 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
  3. 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.
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