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"A couple of teenagers and their kiss-and-run battle!"
A young man is drafted and goes through the rigors of basic training, ultimately discovering the experience is also character-building. Director David Butler's 1956 film stars '50s teen favorites Tab Hunter and Natalie Wood, with supporting roles played by Jim Backus, Jessie Royce Landis, Murray Hamilton, Henry Jones, James Garner, Alan King, Ernestine Wade, David Janssen and Raymond Bailey.
17 Cast Members
Tab Hunter
Andy L. Shaeffer
Natalie Wood
Susan Daniels
Jessie Royce Landis
Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer
Jim Backus
Sgt. Hanna
Henry Jones
Hanson
Murray Hamilton
Sgt. Clyde
Alan King
Maguire
James Garner
Preston
David Janssen
Capt. Genaro
Vinton Hayworth
Arthur Shaeffer
Budd Knapp
Congressman Hardison
Les Johnson
Lt. Taylor
Raymond Bailey
General
Florenz Ames
Mr. Hillaby
Fredd Wayne
Sgt. Sheridan
Leoda Richards
Restaurant Patron
Bernie Hamilton
Corporal West
