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Dont go near the water 1957 cast and crew moviefone. Glenn ford, stars as a lieutenant with a knack for pr activities like deflating puffedup. Obviously inspired by such service comedies as mister roberts and operation mad ball, dont go near the water is a tribute to those. Don t go near the water is a film about those underappreciated men of the second world war, those who served way in the rear echelon in the navys publicity department. I could still hear your mama calling don t go near the water we fell right in went over our head but we didn t go near the water nothing beats the young and sweet and the nights got hotter and hotter we were sure enough getting our feet wet mama but we didn t go near the water wed hear the rocking chair squeaking as you sneaked up the back. Charles walters, glenn ford, gia scala, earl holliman, anne francis, keenan wynn, fred clark, eva gabor, russ. Color 107 minutes see more films from 1957 see more about this film on our blog. Film beneath the waves written by popdose staff february 3, 2011 film with the release of the james cameronproduced sanctum looming, popdose takes a look at other waterlogged bigscreen terrors. Vaya marineros dont go near the water import movie european format zone 2.
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This is the first of several service comedies that ford appeared in after the huge success of teahouse of the august moon. Dont go near the water 1957 official trailer glenn. Hero of this piece and perfectly cast because of his gift for dead pan comedy timing is glenn ford. Apr 30, 2005 this book dont go near the water by william brinkleyhardcover june 1956 version is a good complement to having the film dont go near the water with one of the obvious differences of expanded details. Liam payne lyric video song don t go near the water remastered 2009 artist. Don t go near the water is a song written by chapin hartford and jim foster, and recorded by american country music artist sammy kershaw. They too, sacrificed and served their country in most unusual ways. A clip from the 1957 film dont go near the water glenn ford, gia scala. Dont go near the water 1957 charles walters synopsis. The movie was very successful and further solidified fords reputation as an adept comedic actor. Socalled dry land sailors are the focus of this satirical look at a navy pr unit assigned to the pacific theater. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Heres a glenn ford movie that can be enjoyed more than once.
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