Playboy – Marsch, marsch! (1956)

Playboy – Marsch, marsch!: Directed by David Butler. With Tab Hunter, Natalie Wood, Jessie Royce Landis, Jim Backus. Privileged college student Andy Shaeffer is a mama’s boy who flunks out of school and is drafted by the army where he becomes a real man, to the astonishment of everyone.

“…..then by all means let me know directly at the above e-mail address so that I may arrange for a copy for you. This winning military u0026quot;dramedyu0026quot; stars the never-lovelier Natalie Wood as the titular dish waiting back home for her college-flunkie boyfriend (and barracks brat) Tab Hunter to smarten up and get a life in the army. Among the many highlights are some meaty set-pieces pitting nu0026#39;er-do-well Hunter against his superior officers, all played with gusto by Murray Hamilton, Jim Backus and David Janssen (while Henry Jones and Alan King deliver equally fine turns as Hunteru0026#39;s pals. Look for James Garner, too). Action, comedy and emotional resonance in equal measures in a true classic of its kind that unfortunately never got its due. Worth repeat viewings if only to behold Ms. Woodu0026#39;s unique incandescence at its peak.”