The Girl He Left Behind
Film1956103 min4.5/10 on TMDB
Directed by David Butler
A couple of teenagers and their kiss-and-run battle!
The story
A young man is drafted and goes through the rigors of basic training, ultimately discovering the experience is also character-building. Director David Butler's 1956 film stars '50s teen favorites Tab Hunter and Natalie Wood, with supporting roles played by Jim Backus, Jessie Royce Landis, Murray Hamilton, Henry Jones, James Garner, Alan King, Ernestine Wade, David Janssen and Raymond Bailey.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Tab HunterAndy L. Shaeffer
Natalie WoodSusan Daniels
Jessie Royce LandisMrs. Madeline Shaeffer
Jim BackusSgt. Hanna
Henry JonesHanson
Murray HamiltonSgt. Clyde
Alan KingMaguire
James GarnerPreston
David JanssenCapt. Genaro
Vinton HayworthArthur ShaefferBudd Knapp
Budd KnappCongressman HardisonLes Johnson
Les JohnsonLt. TaylorExplore the crew
- Director
- David Butler
- Screenplay
- Guy Trosper
- Editor
- Irene Morra
- Producer
- Frank P. Rosenberg
- Director of Photography
- Ted D. McCord
- Original Music Composer
- Roy Webb