About Face (1952 film)
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1936 play
by John Monks Jr.
Fred F. Finklehoffe
| About Face | |
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| Directed by | Roy Del Ruth |
| Screenplay by | Peter Milne |
| Based on | Brother Rat 1936 play by John Monks Jr. Fred F. Finklehoffe |
| Produced by | William Jacobs |
| Starring | Gordon MacRae Eddie Bracken Virginia Gibson |
| Cinematography | Bert Glennon |
| Edited by | Thomas Reilly |
| Music by | Ray Heindorf |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release dates | |
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.6 million (U.S.)[3] |
About Face is a 1952 American Warner Bros. Pictures musical comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Gordon MacRae, Eddie Bracken and Virginia Gibson. Future Oscar winner Joel Grey appears in his film debut. The film is an adaptation of the 1936 play Brother Rat written by John Monks Jr. and Fred F. Finklehoffe and a remake of the 1938 film of the same title.[2]
Three friends enlist at a military academy in the American South. While two of them pursue romantic entanglements, the third tries hide that he is secretly married and expecting a child.
Cast
- Gordon MacRae as Tony Williams
- Eddie Bracken as Biff Roberts
- Dick Wesson as Dave Crouse
- Virginia Gibson as Betty Long
- Phyllis Kirk as Alice Wheatley
- Aileen Stanley Jr. as Lorna Carter
- Joel Grey as Bender
- Larry Keating as Colonel Long
- Cliff Ferre as Lieut. Jones
- John Baer as Hal Carlton
- Mabel Albertson as Mrs. Carter
- James Best as Joe
- Ferris Taylor as Doctor
Release
The world premiere of About Face was held in Nashville, Tennessee on February 28, 1952 to open the new Tennessee Theatre, with most of the film's stars in attendance.[1]
