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Don't go near the water  Cover Image DVD DVD

Don't go near the water / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents an Avon Production ; screen play by Dorothy Kingsley and George Wells ; produced by Lawrence Weingarten ; directed by Charles Walters.

Summary:

On a small island in the South Pacific, the Navy's P.R. department is spending WWII without getting near a ship. Lt. Max Siegal is the Second in command to a clueless Commanding Officer who believes Sea Duty to be the worst punishment he can give one of his men. Siegal has to keep the foreign correspondents happy, his Commander out of trouble, and find a way for one of the enlisted sailors to date the lady Lieutenant of his dreams, while convincing a school teacher that he is the man for her.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Remastered edition.
  • Publisher: [California] : Turner Entertainment ; 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by William Brinkley.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Robert Bronner ; editor, Adrienne Fazan ; music, Bronislau Kaper.
Participant or Performer Note:
Glenn Ford, Gia Scala, Earl Holliman, Anne Francis, Keenan Wynn, Fred Clark, Eva Gabor, Russ Tamblyn, Jeff Richards,
Target Audience Note:
Not rated by MPAA.
System Details Note:
DVD, widescreen 16x9 (2.4:1), Dolby Digital, mono.
Subject: Brinkley, William, 1917-1993 > Film adaptations.
United States. Navy > Public relations > Drama.
United States. Navy > Officers > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Oceania > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > South Pacific Ocean > Drama.
Public relations personnel > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Oceania > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
Comedy films.
War films.
Fiction films.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Scenic Regional.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Scenic Regional-Sullivan DVD DON (Text) 3007598559 Adult DVD Available -


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