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      The Horizontal Lieutenant

      1962 1h 30m Romance Comedy List
      Reviews 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. Read More Read Less

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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 Post a rating

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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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      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
      Production Co
      Euterpe
      Genre
      Romance, Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Dec 10, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 30m
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