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{{Short description|1951 film by Bernard Girard}}
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| name = As You Were
| name = As You Were
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| image =File:As You Were (film).jpg
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| director = [[Bernard Girard]]
| director = [[Bernard Girard]]<br>[[Fred Guiol]]
| producer = [[Hal Roach Jr. ]]
| producer = [[Hal Roach Jr.]]
| writer = [[Edward E. Seabrook ]]
| writer = [[Edward E. Seabrook]]
| narrator =
| narrator =
| starring = [[William Tracy]] <br> [[Joe Sawyer]] <br> [[Russell Hicks]]
| starring = [[William Tracy]]<br>[[Joe Sawyer]]<br>[[Russell Hicks]]
| music = [[Leon Klatzkin]]
| music = [[Leon Klatzkin]]
| cinematography = [[Benjamin H. Kline]]
| cinematography = [[Benjamin H. Kline]]
| editing =
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| studio =R & L Productions
| studio = R & L Productions
| distributor = [[Lippert Pictures ]]
| distributor = [[Lippert Pictures]]
| released = 5 October 1951
| released = {{Film date|1951|10|05}}
| runtime = 57 minutes
| runtime = 57 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = [[English language|English]]
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'''''As You Were''''' is a 1951 American [[comedy film]] directed by [[Bernard Girard]] and starring [[William Tracy]], [[Joe Sawyer]] and [[Russell Hicks]].<ref>McCarty p.374</ref> It is a [[Service comedy]], released as [[B movie]] by the low-budget [[Lippert Pictures]] company. It was one of eight films featuring Tracy as Sergeant Dorian 'Dodo' Doubleday.
'''''As You Were''''' is a 1951 American service [[comedy film]] directed by [[Bernard Girard]] and [[Fred Guiol]] and starring [[William Tracy]], [[Joe Sawyer]] and [[Russell Hicks]].<ref>McCarty p.374</ref> Released by the low-budget [[Lippert Pictures]], it is considered a [[B movie]]. It was one of eight films featuring Tracy as Sergeant Dorian "Dodo" Doubleday, and features footage from the production team's previous 1941 film ''[[Tanks a Million]]''.

==Plot==
An infusion of WAC beauties adds to the fun when ex-G.I. "Dodo" Doubleday (William Tracy), now a hotel clerk, impresses Army brass with his memory and considers going back into the military. But recruiting station sergeant Bill Ames (Joe Sawyer), remembering how Tracy jinxed him back in WWII days, begs him not to re-enlist.{{no plot|date=May 2021}}


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Margie Liszt]]
* [[Margie Liszt]]
* [[Roger McGee]]
* [[Roger McGee]]
* [[John Parrish (actor)|John Parrish]]
* John Parrish
* [[Maris Wrixon]]
* [[Maris Wrixon]]
* [[Roland Morris]] as Soldier
* Roland Morris as Soldier

==Production==
[[Robert L. Lippert]] intended to make a series of films with [[Hal Roach Jr]].'s R and J Productions, including 12 films for television, and ''As You Were'' was their first collaboration.<ref>{{Cite news|title=POWER'S ROLE GOES TO CONTRACT ACTOR|author=THOMAS F BRADY|date=Jun 4, 1951|work=New York Times|id={{ProQuest|111786498}}}}</ref> However, because of Lippert's difficulties with the [[Screen Actors Guild]], only this film and ''[[Tales of Robin Hood]]'' were made.

The film was originally titled ''Present Arms''.<ref>{{Cite news|title=LIPPERT CANCELS MOVIES FOR VIDEO|author=THOMAS M PRYOR|date=Jul 13, 1951|work=New York Times|id={{ProQuest|111961190}}}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* Clifford McCarty. ''Film Composers in America: A Filmography, 1911-1970''. Oxford University Press, 2000.
* Clifford McCarty. ''Film Composers in America: A Filmography, 1911–1970''. Oxford University Press, 2000.


==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0043298}}
* {{IMDb title|0043298}}

{{Fred Guiol}}


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Latest revision as of 17:29, 6 July 2024

As You Were
Directed byBernard Girard
Fred Guiol
Written byEdward E. Seabrook
Produced byHal Roach Jr.
StarringWilliam Tracy
Joe Sawyer
Russell Hicks
CinematographyBenjamin H. Kline
Music byLeon Klatzkin
Production
company
R & L Productions
Distributed byLippert Pictures
Release date
  • October 5, 1951 (1951-10-05)
Running time
57 minutes
LandVereinigte Staaten
SpracheEnglisch

As You Were is a 1951 American service comedy film directed by Bernard Girard and Fred Guiol and starring William Tracy, Joe Sawyer and Russell Hicks.[1] Released by the low-budget Lippert Pictures, it is considered a B movie. It was one of eight films featuring Tracy as Sergeant Dorian "Dodo" Doubleday, and features footage from the production team's previous 1941 film Tanks a Million.

Plot

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An infusion of WAC beauties adds to the fun when ex-G.I. "Dodo" Doubleday (William Tracy), now a hotel clerk, impresses Army brass with his memory and considers going back into the military. But recruiting station sergeant Bill Ames (Joe Sawyer), remembering how Tracy jinxed him back in WWII days, begs him not to re-enlist.

Cast

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Production

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Robert L. Lippert intended to make a series of films with Hal Roach Jr.'s R and J Productions, including 12 films for television, and As You Were was their first collaboration.[2] However, because of Lippert's difficulties with the Screen Actors Guild, only this film and Tales of Robin Hood were made.

The film was originally titled Present Arms.[3]

References

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  1. ^ McCarty p.374
  2. ^ THOMAS F BRADY (June 4, 1951). "POWER'S ROLE GOES TO CONTRACT ACTOR". New York Times. ProQuest 111786498.
  3. ^ THOMAS M PRYOR (July 13, 1951). "LIPPERT CANCELS MOVIES FOR VIDEO". New York Times. ProQuest 111961190.

Bibliography

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  • Clifford McCarty. Film Composers in America: A Filmography, 1911–1970. Oxford University Press, 2000.
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