Navy Wife (1956 film)

This article is about the 1956 film. For the 1935 film, see Navy Wife (1935 film).

Navy Wife is a 1956 American comedy film directed by Edward Bernds (who also directed "Three Stooges" and "Bowery Boys"), and starring Joan Bennett, Gary Merrill, Shirley Yamaguchi. The screenplay was written by Kay Lenard, based on the novel Mother Sir by Tats Blain. The film was produced by Walter Wanger, who was Bennett's husband in real life.

Navy Wife
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Edward Bernds
Written by	Kay Lenard
Based on	Mother Sir by Tats Blain
Produced by	Walter Wanger
Starring	Joan Bennett Gary Merrill Shirley Yamaguchi
Cinematography	Wilfred M. Cline
Edited by	Richard Cahoon
Music by	Hans J. Salter
Production company	Walter Wanger Productions
Distributed by	Allied Artists
Release date	May 20, 1956 (1956-05-20)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$353,300[1]

Plot

This movie takes place in post-war Japan, where Peg Blain (Bennett) and daughter Debby (Judy Nugent) join Peg's commanding-officer husband Jack (Merrill). After the local Japanese wives see how independent and self-reliant Peg and Debby are, they demand to have the same respect, rights, and privileges as them. At a military Christmas party, the situation gets brought up and resolved.^[2]

Cast

• Joan Bennett as Peg Blain
• Gary Merrill as Jack Blain
• Judy Nugent as Debby Blain
• Maurice Manson as Capt. Arwin
• Teru Shimada as Mayor Yoshida
• Tom Komuro as Ohara
• Shizue Nakamura as Mitsuko
• Robert Nichols as Oscar
• Carol Veazie as Amelia
• John Craven as Dr. Carter
• Shirley Yamaguchi as Akashi

See also

• List of American films of 1956