Watch Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (2012) Free Online

Release Date: 2012

Cast: Tuesday Weld, O.Z. Whitehead, Joanne Woodward, Joan Collins, Tom Gilson, Jack Carson, Dwayne Hickman, Paul Newman, Gale Gordon

Categories: Movies, Comedy

Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958) is a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Max Shulman, directed by Leo McCarey, starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, and released by 20th Century Fox. The title comes from a line in the song "Battle Cry of Freedom". Set in the fictional town of Putnam's Landing, Commuter Harry Bannerman (Newman) is slowly going insane because of his wife Grace (Woodward), who insists on attending every civic committee meeting. When the government selects their town for their new missile base, Grace joins a committee to stop it. Harry is made the liaison... MORE

Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958) is a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Max Shulman, directed by Leo McCarey, starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, and released by 20th Century Fox. The title comes from a line in the song "Battle Cry of Freedom". Set in the fictional town of Putnam's Landing, Commuter Harry Bannerman (Newman) is slowly going insane because of his wife Grace (Woodward), who insists on attending every civic committee meeting. When the government selects their town for their new missile base, Grace joins a committee to stop it. Harry is made the liaison for the military, and Grace's activities cause him no end of trouble. Added to the dilemma is Angela Hoffa (Joan Collins) whose efforts to get Harry for herself lead to dizzying recriminations and misunderstandings. Production on Rally Round the Flag, Boys! started in mid-June 1958 and ended in mid-August. The role of Captain Hoxie was originally going to be portrayed by Paul Douglas, but was taken over by Jack Carson after Douglas ended up being ill, according to a July 1958 The Hollywood Reporter news item. A March 1958 item noted that New York-born actor Mickey Shaughnessy was set for a LESS