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      Reviews When 39-year-old newspaper man Max Wharton (Alexander Knox) suddenly decides to leave his job as chief editor for the New York Bulletin and follow his patriotic calling to enlist in the army, newspaper owner Robert Drexel Gow (Charles Coburn) is beside himself. Max's novelist wife, Paula (Irene Dunne), is in Hollywood adapting a screenplay, but skips town and heads to a Florida military base to support Max during basic training. Together they adjust to the sporadic absurdities of military life. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered May 21 Buy Now

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      Audience Member Pleasant wartime comedy is fast-moving but a bit stagy. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member An amusing film based on a play by Ruth Gordon. Alexander Knox stars as the editor of a major newspaper who resigns to join the army. Irenne Dunne plays his wife, a novelist and screenwriter, who moves to a small motel near the training camp. Charles Coburn plays his boss who desperately wants him back. An entertaining farce and a real mirror into the attitudes of American during WW II. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member some light hearted fare for WWII audiences weary of WWII Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis When 39-year-old newspaper man Max Wharton (Alexander Knox) suddenly decides to leave his job as chief editor for the New York Bulletin and follow his patriotic calling to enlist in the army, newspaper owner Robert Drexel Gow (Charles Coburn) is beside himself. Max's novelist wife, Paula (Irene Dunne), is in Hollywood adapting a screenplay, but skips town and heads to a Florida military base to support Max during basic training. Together they adjust to the sporadic absurdities of military life.
      Director
      Charles Vidor
      Production Co
      Columbia Pictures Corporation
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 16, 2012
      Runtime
      1h 42m
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