IMDb RATING
5.9/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
All about the citizens of Putnam's Landing and their reactions to an Army missile base in their backyard.All about the citizens of Putnam's Landing and their reactions to an Army missile base in their backyard.All about the citizens of Putnam's Landing and their reactions to an Army missile base in their backyard.
- Awards
- 4 nominations
Robert Banas
- Delinquent
- (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
- Townsman at Meeting
- (uncredited)
William 'Billy' Benedict
- Bellhop
- (uncredited)
Robert Bohannon
- Man at Phone
- (uncredited)
Tap Canutt
- Soldier
- (uncredited)
Alan Carney
- Bartender
- (uncredited)
- …
Richard Collier
- Zack Crummitt
- (uncredited)
Alan S. Craig
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
Richard H. Cutting
- St. Regis Hotel Clerk
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn a case of art imitating life, the small Connecticut town where the Newman/Woodwards live(d) did in fact have an underground Nike missile site during the Cold War. The town's middle school now sits above the former silos.
- GoofsDuring long shots of the mock-up of the Mayflower approaching the Fourth of July pageant by ocean, the ship is clearly far out at sea. But in close-ups, foliage from nearby land can be seen just a few feet away.
- Quotes
Brig. Gen. W.A. Thorwald: [holding chimpanzee] This little fella is going to take a journey into space. And return. Alive.
- ConnectionsFeatured in This Is Joan Collins (2022)
Featured review
You've gotta feel sorry for Harry (Paul Newman) in "Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!". His wife (Joanne Woodward) is ALWAYS busy with committees and projects and never has time for him. No sooner does he convince her to take out some time so they can go off to a romantic hotel than she agrees to head up yet another committee--one to fight a new army base coming to town! This time, she not only agrees to be the head but volunteers Harry for it as well! All Harry wants is to be with his wife....alone! At the same time, a VERY sexy neighbor (Joan Collins) is suffering from the same problem with her husband--a man who is practically never home. However, she deals with it very differently--she decides she wants Harry! And, she'll do ANYTHING to get him--even ruin his marriage. For a 1950s film, "Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!" is an amazingly sexual film. Think about it--the premise is that Harry is very sexually frustrated through no fault of his own! And, again and again, his libido is unfulfilled.
So is this little comedy worth seeing? Yes. However, just because it has Newman and Woodward does NOT mean it's a great film--which it isn't. The film suffers from two main problems--the unfulfilled libido and the marital problems in Harry's marriage do seem to go on a bit too long. Additionally, I found it difficult to enjoy at times because Woodward's character is really difficult to like. Plus, towards the end it all just degenerates into a bit of a mess. Still, it's a cute film and a decent way to spend 106 minutes of your life provided your expectations are not especially high.
By the way, the pageant about Pocahontas was perhaps even more insanely inaccurate than the Disney film. Imagine--Pocahontas greeting the Pilgrims lead by John Smith at Plymouth!! Firecrackers! Crazy.
So is this little comedy worth seeing? Yes. However, just because it has Newman and Woodward does NOT mean it's a great film--which it isn't. The film suffers from two main problems--the unfulfilled libido and the marital problems in Harry's marriage do seem to go on a bit too long. Additionally, I found it difficult to enjoy at times because Woodward's character is really difficult to like. Plus, towards the end it all just degenerates into a bit of a mess. Still, it's a cute film and a decent way to spend 106 minutes of your life provided your expectations are not especially high.
By the way, the pageant about Pocahontas was perhaps even more insanely inaccurate than the Disney film. Imagine--Pocahontas greeting the Pilgrims lead by John Smith at Plymouth!! Firecrackers! Crazy.
- planktonrules
- Feb 23, 2013
- Permalink
- How long is Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Leo McCarey's Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
- Filming locations
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
Top Gap
By what name was Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958) officially released in India in English?
Answer