The Rookie
The Rookie is a 1959 American comedy film directed by George O'Hanlon in CinemaScope. It was the first film starring the comedy team of Tommy Noonan and Peter Marshall, they also appeared together in the 1962 film Swingin' Along.
Plot
Set in 1945, Thomas Patrick Noonan (Tommy Noonan) is a radio station page who receives an Army induction draft notice on the day World War II ends. He insists he should fulfill his military duty, and a mistake at the Pentagon results in a decommissioned stateside military facility being kept open to accommodate his basic training.
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| author | Tommy Noonan |
|---|---|
| director | George O'Hanlon |
| editor | Harry W. Gerstad |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | army basic training conscription in the united states draft notice induction draft notice lose movie star page pentagon plan press agent publicity stunt radio station strand train united states army world war ii |
| musicBy | Paul Dunlap |
| producer | Tommy Noonan |
| productionCompany | Associated Productions, Inc. |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |