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The Horizontal Lieutenant

It's the funniest service comedy since the War of 1812!

A luckless army intelligence lieutenant finds himself stationed on a remote island army outpost during World War II, where all the action is between the sheets.

1h 30m1962NRTMDb 5.2

ComedyRomanceWar

English

Crew and Cast

Richard ThorpeRichard ThorpeDirectorJim HuttonJim HuttonSecond Lt. Merle WyePaula PrentissPaula PrentissLt. Molly BlueJack CarterJack CarterLt. Billy MonkJim BackusJim BackusCmdr. Jeremiah HammerslagCharles McGrawCharles McGrawCol. Charles KorotnyMiyoshi UmekiMiyoshi UmekiAkikoMarty IngelsMarty IngelsYeoman Leo BucklesLloyd KinoLloyd KinoSgt. Jess Yomura
Linda WongMichido
Yoshio YodaSgt. Roy TadaYuki ShimodaYuki ShimodaKobayashiRichard AllanRichard AllanOfficerArgentina BrunettiArgentina BrunettiNun
Addison MyersOfficerFrank MaxwellFrank MaxwellCol. Frank DelganTeru ShimadaTeru ShimadaMaster of Ceremonies

Storyline

A luckless army intelligence lieutenant finds himself stationed on a remote island army outpost during World War II, where all the action is between the sheets.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
18 April 1962
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
5.2 / 10 (5 votes)

Production

Director
Richard Thorpe
Writers
Gordon Cotler, George Wells
Studios
Euterpe Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$1.0M

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English