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The Horizontal Lieutenant

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At the end of World War II, Lt. Merle Wye (Jim Hutton) is given the task of capturing the sole remaining Japanese person on an American-controlled island in the Pacific. Wye is a bumbling fool, however, clumsy and awkward, so when level-headed Lt. Molly Blue (Paula Prentiss) shows up to help him, it's not a moment too soon. Though they are quite different in temperament and intelligence, the two young officers work together -- and fall in love along the way.

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Janet Graves Photoplay The team works hard to get chuckles out of a low-geared entry. Dec 15, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member lame service comedy WWII post WWII Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Silly but a charmer. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member ★★ (out of four) Amiable, but fairly dull comedy with Jim Hutton and Paula Prentiss. It's World War II and more action is happening between the sexes than on the battlefield. Jim Hutton plays Lieutenant Wye. It is the end of World War II in the Pacific. Wye is assigned to bring in a Japanese lone hold-out on an island. He and another lieutenant (Paula Prentiss) romance each other. I love Paula Prentiss, but she can't make the film very interesting. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/Zeppo1/Horizontal.jpg[/IMG] Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Cute but unspectacular military comedy. Winning cast though. Paula prentiss is most always enjoyable. Jim Hutton does a good job. Decent supporting cast. But, the film is on the stupid side. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Richard Thorpe

Director

Jim Hutton

Lt. Merle Wye

Paula Prentiss

Molly Blue

Jack Carter

Billy Monk

Jim Backus

Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag

Charles McGraw

Col. Charles Korotny
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Synopsis At the end of World War II, Lt. Merle Wye (Jim Hutton) is given the task of capturing the sole remaining Japanese person on an American-controlled island in the Pacific. Wye is a bumbling fool, however, clumsy and awkward, so when level-headed Lt. Molly Blue (Paula Prentiss) shows up to help him, it's not a moment too soon. Though they are quite different in temperament and intelligence, the two young officers work together -- and fall in love along the way.
Director
Richard Thorpe
Producer
Joe Pasternak
Production Co
Euterpe
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 30m
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