During World War II in Italy, an American sergeant and WAC lieutenant take time out for romance.During World War II in Italy, an American sergeant and WAC lieutenant take time out for romance.During World War II in Italy, an American sergeant and WAC lieutenant take time out for romance.
Argentina Brunetti
- Signora Maduvalli
- (uncredited)
Francesco Cantania
- Barber
- (uncredited)
Frances Canto
- WAC
- (uncredited)
Philip Carey
- Military Police Sgt. Fred Miller
- (uncredited)
Amelia Cova
- Lea Maduvalli
- (uncredited)
Ashley Cowan
- Patient
- (uncredited)
Danny Davenport
- Driver
- (uncredited)
Anna Demetrio
- Mamma Mia
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaOne of 4 films that William Holden and Nancy Olson appeared in together, the others being Sunset Blvd. (1950), Union Station (1950), and Submarine Command (1951).
- GoofsIn this story set in the 1943 WWII Italian Campaign, Lieutenant MacKay and the other female characters all wear their hair shorter and their skirts longer, in the trending fashions of the early 1950s.
- Quotes
Sgt. Joe Peterson: You mean you were a civilian once?
Lt. Eleanor MacKay: Oh, if you consider schoolteachers civilians.
Sgt. Joe Peterson: You, honest?
Lt. Eleanor MacKay: Mm-hmm.
Sgt. Joe Peterson: Well, and me without an apple!
- ConnectionsFeatures San Pietro (1945)
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Surprisingly Engaging War Romance
I wasn't sure what to make of this at first since I had never heard of the movie before I saw it on Turner recently, but almost right off the bat this earnest war/romance drama shows it's mettle.
William Holden is a GI on a short leave in Naples during the Allied advance up Italy. He meets WAC Nancy Olson , and after a short resistance on her part they fall in love , more or less at first sight. I liked the dialog between the two of them during this 'courtship' , it is well written and though Holden plays the wisecracker he so often did in his roles, it seems natural in these scenes.
The rest of the film tracks their time in Italy, together and apart, as Holden returns to the front and faces the need to prove his courage and cool under fire.
The thing that made this movie stand out is the treatment of a war time in service romance that is neither played for laughs or pathos. It is slightly melodramatic at times, but appropriately so for the material.
One of the better films of this type I have seen.
William Holden is a GI on a short leave in Naples during the Allied advance up Italy. He meets WAC Nancy Olson , and after a short resistance on her part they fall in love , more or less at first sight. I liked the dialog between the two of them during this 'courtship' , it is well written and though Holden plays the wisecracker he so often did in his roles, it seems natural in these scenes.
The rest of the film tracks their time in Italy, together and apart, as Holden returns to the front and faces the need to prove his courage and cool under fire.
The thing that made this movie stand out is the treatment of a war time in service romance that is neither played for laughs or pathos. It is slightly melodramatic at times, but appropriately so for the material.
One of the better films of this type I have seen.
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- dugan49
- Sep 3, 2011
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- A Girl for Joe
- Filming locations
- Malibu, California, USA(Serra Retreat)
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- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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