GI Jane (1951)
Directed by Reginald Le Borg
Genres - Comedy, Musical | Sub-Genres - Musical Comedy | Release Date - Jul 6, 1951 (USA - Unknown) | Run Time - 62 min. | Countries - United States | MPAA Rating - NRShare on
Synopsis by Hal Erickson
The 62-minute GI Jane may well be the best of Lippert Studios' "pocket" musicals. TV producer Tim (Tom Neal) is in the midst of staging a special featuring WACS when he receives his induction notice. The shock of the news causes Tim to faint, whereupon he imagines he has been promoted to sergeant and shipped to an all-male desert radar command. Our hero then schemes to transfer the WAC officers to his post. In so doing, he falls in love with the titular "GI Jane" (Jean Porter) and runs afoul of tough-talking WAC lieutenant Adrian (Iris Adrian). Featured in the cast is future Mickey Mouse Club star Jimmy Dodd, performing two of his own compositions. Also on hand is famed Hitler imitator Robert (Bobby) Watson, here cast as a flustered Army colonel.
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army, business, camp, desert, dream, faint, fantasy, love, military, military-draft, officer, radar, reality, romance, station, stranded, television, WAC (Women's Army Corps)
