Navy Wife (1956 film)

Navy Wife
Theatrical poster
Directed byEdward Bernds
Written byKay Lenard
Based onMother Sir
by Tats Blain
Produced byWalter Wanger
StarringJoan Bennett
Gary Merrill
Shirley Yamaguchi
CinematographyWilfred M. Cline
Edited byRichard Cahoon
Music byHans J. Salter
Production
company
Distributed byAllied Artists
Release date
  • May 20, 1956 (1956-05-20)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$353,300[1]

Navy Wife is a 1956 American comedy film directed by Edward Bernds (who also directed "Three Stooges" and "Bowery Boys"), and starring Joan Bennett, Gary Merrill, Shirley Yamaguchi. The screenplay was written by Kay Lenard, based on the novel Mother Sir by Tats Blain. The film was produced by Walter Wanger, who was Bennett's husband in real life.

  1. ^ Matthew Bernstein, Walter Wagner: Hollywood Independent, Minnesota Press, 2000 p446