
Don't Go Near the Water
1957 · Movie · 107 min · ★ 5.3
On an idyllic South Pacific island thousands of miles from the fighting, United States Navy public relations officers write colorful--if entirely fictitious--stories about World War II and the life of the native peoples freed by the Allies as they cope with military bureaucracy and plot to get back to the war in this lighthearted comedy.
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Details
- Years
- 1957
- Release date
- 1957-11-14
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 107 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 (17 votes)
Themes
- navy
- world war ii
- pacific island
- pacific theater
Cast & crew

Glenn Ford
as Lt. J.G. Max Siegel

Gia Scala
as Melora Alba

Earl Holliman
as Adam Garrett

Anne Francis
as Lt. Alice Tomlen

Keenan Wynn
as Gordon Ripwell

Fred Clark
as Lt. Cmdr. Clinton T. Nash

Eva Gabor
as Deborah Aldrich

Russ Tamblyn
as Ens. Tyson

Jeff Richards
as Lt. Ross Pendleton

Mickey Shaughnessy
as Farragut Jones
Directed by Charles Walters