

The Horizontal Lieutenant
DirectorRichard Thorpe
“It's the funniest service comedy since the War of 1812!”
A luckless army intelligence lieutenant finds himself stationed on a remote island army outpost during World War II, where all the action is between the sheets.
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Cast

Jim Hutton
Second Lt. Merle Wye

Paula Prentiss
Lt. Molly Blue

Jack Carter
Lt. Billy Monk

Jim Backus
Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag

Charles McGraw
Col. Charles Korotny

Miyoshi Umeki
Akiko

Marty Ingels
Yeoman Leo Buckles

Lloyd Kino
Sgt. Jess Yomura
Linda Wong
Michido
Yoshio Yoda
Sgt. Roy Tada

Yuki Shimoda
Kobayashi

Richard Allan
Officer
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