As You Were (film)

As You Were
As You Were
Directed by	Bernard Girard; Fred Guiol
Written by	Edward E. Seabrook
Produced by	Hal Roach Jr.
Starring	William Tracy; Joe Sawyer; Russell Hicks
Cinematography	Benjamin H. Kline
Music by	Leon Klatzkin
Production; company	R & L Productions
Distributed by	Lippert Pictures
Release date	October 5, 1951;
Running time	57 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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

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

William Tracy as Sgt. Dorian 'Dodo' Doubleday
Joe Sawyer as Sgt. Ames
Russell Hicks as Col. Lockwood
John Ridgely as Captain
Sondra Rodgers as WAC Captain
Joan Vohs as Sgt. Peggy P. Hopper
Edgar Dearing as Sgt. Monahan
Chris Drake
Ruth Lee
Margie Liszt
Roger McGee
John Parrish
Maris Wrixon
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.^[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

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

Bibliography

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

External links

As You Were at IMDb

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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.

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