The WAC from Walla Walla

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The WAC from Walla Walla
The WAC from Walla Walla poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by William Witney
Screenplay by Arthur T. Horman
Produced bySidney Picker
Starring Judy Canova
Stephen Dunne
George Cleveland
June Vincent
Irene Ryan
Roy Barcroft
Cinematography Jack A. Marta
Edited by Tony Martinelli
Music byR. Dale Butts
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • October 10, 1952 (1952-10-10)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The WAC from Walla Walla is a 1952 American comedy film directed by William Witney and written by Arthur T. Horman. The film stars Judy Canova, Stephen Dunne, George Cleveland, June Vincent, Irene Ryan and Roy Barcroft. [1] [2] [3] The film was released on October 10, 1952, by Republic Pictures.

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Plot

Two families in a small town, the Canovas and the Mayfields are perpetually feuding. Each family prides themselves on their military tradition, with the Canovas having a statue of an ancestor who fought in the American Civil War holding a pride of place in the town with the Mayfields trying to replace it with one of their own Mayfield ancestors.

A Romeo and Juliet situation develops where Judy Canova is in love with Lieutenant Tom Mayfield of the Army Ordnance Corps, but Tom pays more attention to the glamorous Doris Vail. Vail tricks Judy into joining the Women's Army Corps to get rid of her. The joke is on Doris when Tom is enthralled with Judy's patriotism and accompanies her on the town hayride. When Doris finds out Judy will be sent to basic training at the same army post Tom is at, Doris enlists herself.

Following basic training, the pair get assigned to Tom's Ordnance unit that is testing a secret missile guidance device that attracts the attention of an enemy spy ring.

Cast

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References

  1. "The WAC from Walla Walla (1952) – Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  2. Sandra Brennan (2015). "The-Wac-from-Walla-Walla – Trailer – Cast – Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  3. "The WAC from Walla Walla". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.