Watch The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956) Free Online

Release Date: 1956

Cast: Tom Ewell, Sheree North, Rita Moreno

Categories: Movies, Comedy, Farce, Slapstick

The Lieutenant Wore Skirts is a 1956 film directed by Frank Tashlin. The feature starred Tom Ewell, Sheree North, and Rita Moreno. It is a comedy about a man whose marriage begins to fail when his wife gets drafted. This film was made at the height of North's popularity; the studio (20th Century Fox) had plans to promote the starlet as an alternative to Marilyn Monroe. North had replaced Monroe in How to Be Very, Very Popular in 1955, which co-starred Betty Grable. Sheree had also appeared on a few television series like Shower of Stars and What's My Line? Despite being badly criticized,... MORE

The Lieutenant Wore Skirts is a 1956 film directed by Frank Tashlin. The feature starred Tom Ewell, Sheree North, and Rita Moreno. It is a comedy about a man whose marriage begins to fail when his wife gets drafted. This film was made at the height of North's popularity; the studio (20th Century Fox) had plans to promote the starlet as an alternative to Marilyn Monroe. North had replaced Monroe in How to Be Very, Very Popular in 1955, which co-starred Betty Grable. Sheree had also appeared on a few television series like Shower of Stars and What's My Line? Despite being badly criticized, including be called "worthless", with "awful" acting, The Lieutenant Wore Skirts was a major box-office success, ranking as the 13th-highest grossing film of the year. Today the film is known as North's biggest release. Producer Buddy Adler had just taken over as head of production at 20th Century Fox and had a deal to produce his own pictures, of which The Lieutenant Wore Skirts was the first. The role of Sandra was first attended for African-American actress Dorothy Dandridge, who became a superstar by starring in 1954's Carmen Jones. Dandridge, however, declinced the role of Sandra claiming it LESS