Navy Wife is a 1956 comedy film directed by Edward Bernds

Edward Bernds

Edward Bernds was an American screenwriter and director, born in Chicago, Illinois.-Career:While in his junior year in Lake View High School, he and several friends formed a small radio clique and obtained amateur licenses...

 (who also directed Three Stooges" and "Bowery Boys"), and starring Joan Bennett

Joan Bennett

Joan Geraldine Bennett was an American stage, film and television actress. Besides acting on the stage, Bennett appeared in more than 70 motion pictures from the era of silent movies well into the sound era...

, Gary Merrill

Gary Merrill

Gary Fred Merrill was an American film and television character actor whose credits included more than fifty feature films, a half-dozen mostly short-lived TV series, and dozens of television guest appearances....

, Shirley Yamaguchi. The screenplay was written by Kay Lenard, based on novel Mother Sir by Tats Blain.

Summary

This movie takes place in post-war Japan, where Peg Blain (Joan Bennett) and her daughter Debby (Judy Nugent) join Peg's commanding-officer husband Jack (Gary Merrill). After the local Japanese wives see how independent and self-reliant Peg and Debby are, they demand to have the same respect, rights and privileges as them. At a military Christmas party, the situation gets brought up and resolved.

External links

• Navy Wife at Allmovie