Keep Your Powder Dry
Keep Your Powder Dry is a 1945 American drama film directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Lana Turner, Susan Peters, and Laraine Day. Its plot follows three women who join the Women's Army Corps during World War II. The screenplay was written by George Bruce and Mary C. McCall, Jr.
Plot
Socialite Valerie "Val" Parks is informed that she is not eligible to claim her trust fund until she can demonstrate responsibility. In response, she decides to join the Women's Army Corps (WAC) to show she is a mature young woman. En route to the training camp in Des Moines, Iowa, she meets Ann Darrison, a housewife who chose to enlist in the WAC after her husband is deployed overseas; and Leigh Rand, the daughter of a military family. Val and Leigh, assigned to the same barracks, immediately clash, with Leigh acting bossily toward the servile Val.
More details
| author | George Bruce Mary C. McCall, Jr. |
|---|---|
| director | Edward Buzzell |
| editor | Frank E. Hull |
| events | World War II |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | act basic training commanding officer kill military family morning palm beach slap smear campaign speak training camp trust fund women\'s army corps young woman |
| musicBy | David Snell |
| producer | George Haight |
| publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |