As You Were (film)
As You Were is a 1951 American service comedy film directed by Bernard Girard and Fred Guiol and starring William Tracy, Joe Sawyer and Russell Hicks.[1] Released by the low-budget Lippert Pictures, it is considered a B movie. It was one of eight films featuring Tracy as Sergeant Dorian "Dodo" Doubleday, and features footage from the production team's previous 1941 film Tanks a Million.
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| Directed by | Bernard Girard Fred Guiol |
| Written by | Edward E. Seabrook |
| Produced by | Hal Roach Jr. |
| Starring | William Tracy Joe Sawyer Russell Hicks |
| Cinematography | Benjamin H. Kline |
| Music by | Leon Klatzkin |
Production company | R & L Productions |
| Distributed by | Lippert Pictures |
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Running time | 57 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
An infusion of WAC beauties adds to the fun when ex-G.I. "Dodo" Doubleday (William Tracy), now a hotel clerk, impresses Army brass with his memory and considers going back into the military. But recruiting station sergeant Bill Ames (Joe Sawyer), remembering how Tracy jinxed him back in WWII days, begs him not to re-enlist.
Cast
- William Tracy as Sgt. Dorian 'Dodo' Doubleday
- Joe Sawyer as Sgt. Ames
- Russell Hicks as Col. Lockwood
- John Ridgely as Captain
- Sondra Rodgers as WAC Captain
- Joan Vohs as Sgt. Peggy P. Hopper
- Edgar Dearing as Sgt. Monahan
- Chris Drake
- Ruth Lee
- Margie Liszt
- Roger McGee
- John Parrish
- Maris Wrixon
- Roland Morris as Soldier
Production
Robert L. Lippert intended to make a series of films with Hal Roach Jr.'s R and J Productions, including 12 films for television, and As You Were was their first collaboration.[2] However, because of Lippert's difficulties with the Screen Actors Guild, only this film and Tales of Robin Hood were made.
The film was originally titled Present Arms.[3]
References
Bibliography
- Clifford McCarty. Film Composers in America: A Filmography, 1911–1970. Oxford University Press, 2000.