Navy Wife (1956 film)

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.

Plot
This movie takes place in post-war Japan, where Peg Blain (Bennett) and daughter Debby (Judy Nugent) join Peg's commanding-officer husband Jack (Merrill). After the local Japanese wives see how independent and self-reliant Peg and Debby are, they demand to have the same respect, rights, and privileges as them. At a military Christmas party, the situation gets brought up and resolved.

Cast

 * Joan Bennett as 	Peg Blain
 * Gary Merrill as Jack Blain
 * Judy Nugent as Debby Blain
 * Maurice Manson as 	Capt. Arwin
 * Teru Shimada as 	Mayor Yoshida
 * Tom Komuro as	Ohara
 * Shizue Nakamura as 	Mitsuko
 * Robert Nichols as	Oscar
 * Carol Veazie as 	Amelia
 * John Craven as Dr. Carter
 * Shirley Yamaguchi as Akashi