Movie Description William Bendix and Dennis O'Keefe star as Marines Biff Koraski and Jeff Reardon in this featherweight service comedy. While both are in leave in Australia, Biff has a date with attractive Joyce Stuart (Helen Walker), who has never met him but wants to thank him for having saved a family friend. He takes pains to conceal this from ladies man Jeff, who has often stolen women from him. When he hears that Joyce is looking for Biff, he poses as his friend and goes with her to meet her family. Biff then arrives at their house and turns the tables on Jeff by quietly telling the family that he's only suffering from a delusion that he's Biff. Joyce and Biff go for a ride, leaving Jeff dumbfounded. The next day, Biff amusedly tells Jeff that the Stuarts think him insane. Playing on this, Jeff calls Joyce, and posing as a doctor, explains that Jeff is a schizophrenic who needs to be humored, so she decides to go out with him. Later, that night Biff proposes to Joyce, who, not too surprisingly, rejects his offer. Developments continue in this vein for quite some time. This is a mildly amusing, fast-paced farce with enough plot for a dozen movies, with Bendix good, as usual.
| Credits | | Producer: | Edward Small | | Cast: | John Loder |
Notes Theatrical release date: April 4, 1944
Anna Lee was originally cast in the role of Joyce, but was replaced by Walker.
Bendix and O'Keefe were required to go in drag for a few scenes. One day, much to the amusement of the patrons, they showed up at the Brown Derby for lunch in full regalia.
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