Rally Round the Flag, Boys!

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Rally Round the Flag, Boys!
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLeo McCarey
Screenplay by
Based onRally Round the Flag, Boys!
by Max Shulman
Produced byLeo McCarey
Starring
CinematographyLeon Shamroy
Edited byLouis R. Loeffler
Music byCyril J. Mockridge
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • December 23, 1958 (1958-12-23)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.9 million[1]
Box office$3.4 million (US/Canada rentals)[2]

Rally Round the Flag, Boys! is a 1958 American comedy film directed by Leo McCarey from a screenplay he co-wrote with Claude Binyon, based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Max Shulman. Released by 20th Century Fox, the film stars Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Joan Collins, and Jack Carson. The title comes from a line in the song "Battle Cry of Freedom".

  1. ^ Solomon, Aubrey (1989). Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1.
  2. ^ "1959: Probable Domestic Take". Variety. January 6, 1960. p. 34.