The Rookie (1959)
America's newest laugh-makers!
84 min
A manic young radio network employee enlists in the army at the end of WWII and finds himself the only new recruit at basic training camp. Military comedy.
- Release date
- December 1, 1959
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Tommy Noonan as Pvt. Thomas Patrick 'Tommy' Noonan
- Tommy Noonan as Japanese Submarine Sailor
- Peter Marshall as MSgt. Pete Marshall
- Peter Marshall as Japanese Submarine Sailor
- Julie Newmar as Lili Marlene
- Jerry Lester as Jerry Mann
- Claude Stroud as Col. Taylor
- Norman Leavitt as Maj. Evert
- Joe Besser as Medical Corpsman
- Vince Barnett as 1st Janitor
- Herb Armstrong as Lt. Pat Sumner
- Richard Reeves as Bruce - Military Police Sergeant
Crew
- George O'Hanlon · Director
- George O'Hanlon · Writer
- Tommy Noonan · Writer
- Tommy Noonan · Producer
- Paul Dunlap · Composer
- Floyd Crosby · Cinematographer
- Harry Gerstad · Editor