Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

This movie was pretty funny and entertaining in spots, but in other spots it wasn't all that interesting. What saved it was Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Joan Collins, Gale Gordon, Jack Carson, Tuesday Weld and Dwayne Hickman. I kept watching because of them, otherwise I probably wouldn't have.

Had this not been a comedy, I'm sure Paul and Joan's characters would have given in to their attraction (which he fought, and she pursued) as they were both feeling neglected by their spouses and with good reason. His wife (Joanne) was kept occupied with one committee or another and one charity too many, while her husband (Murvyn Vye) was away on one business trip after another. In this case, it's played for laughs, which includes a drunk Paul swinging from a chandelier, and one heck of a misunderstanding when Joan decides to surprise him while he's in Washington!

The whole suburbanites vs. The army thing got to be a bit silly, but the pageant was hilarious, though today it would be deemed politically incorrect where native Americans are concerned. Oh, well.

Watch it, but don't expect too much.