Until They Sail

Director: Robert Wise Robert Wise

Overview

In this film, set in WWII New Zealand, Paul Newman plays a U.S. marine captain, assigned to investigate servicemen's requests to marry local girls. An unemotional cipher, Newman begins to warm up when he meets war widow Jean Simmons, the sister of Joan Fontaine, Piper Laurie, and Sandra Dee.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/01/2011
UPC:	0883316331217
Original Release:	1957
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[B&W, Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:35:00
Sales rank:	26,106

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jean Simmons	Barbara Leslie Forbes
Paul Newman	Capt. Jack Harding
Joan Fontaine	Anne Leslie
Piper Laurie	Delia Leslie Friskett
Charles Drake	Capt. Richard Bates
Sandra Dee	Evelyn Leslie
Wally Cassell	`Shiner' Phil Friskett
Alan Napier	Prosecution
Ralph Votrian	Max Murphy
John Wilder	Tommy
Adam Kennedy	Lt. Andy
Patrick Macnee	Pvt. Duff
Ben Wright	Defense
Kendrick Huxham	Justice
James Todd	Consul
David Thursby	Trainman
Hilda Plowright	Woman
Dean Jones	Marine Lieutenant,Marine
Robert Keys	Maj. Campbell
Ann Wakefield	Mrs. Campbell
Vesey O'Davoren	Minister
Pat O'Hara	Police Inspector
Stanley Fraser	Court Crier
James Douglas	Marine with Girl,New Zealand Girl
Tige Andrews	Marine
Mickey Shaughnessy	Marine
Nicky Blair	Marine
Patrick Waltz	Marine
Bill Boyett	Marine
Jimmy Hayes	Marine
Pat Colby	Marine
Don Eitner	Marine
Tom Mayton	Marine
Roger McGee	Marine
John Rosser	Marine
Jim Cox	Marine
Alma Lauton	New Zealand Girl
Dee Humphrey	New Zealand Girl
Dorris Riter	New Zealand Girl
Pamela Light	New Zealand Girl
David Raksin	Composer

Technical Credits

Robert Anderson

Robert Wise	Director
Robert Anderson	Screenwriter
Charles Schnee	Producer

Editorial Reviews

An effective war time soap opera, Until They Sail is an entertaining, if superficial, look at the trials and tribulations of a rather unlikely New Zealand family -- unlikely because it is simply hard to imagine the likes of Jean Simmons, Joan Fontaine, Piper Laurie and Sandra Dee as sisters (let alone as New Zealand-ers). Still, once one gets past this Hollywood casting, it's a treat to see four such appetizing stars on screen, and when a young Paul Newman is thrown into the mix, it's clear that Sail at the very least provides plenty of visual entertainment. The story that these actors are employed in is a sudsy, rather predictable one, but it's given the proper treatment in Robert Anderson's smartly crafted screenplay and definitely "works." Is it a bit unbelievable? Yes, but then we've already established a certain level of unbelievability via the casting, so it comes out fine. Robert Wise's direction is slick and appropriate, if not among his best jobs; he doesn't seem to have a personal stake in this effort and so he comes across as somewhat mechanical, if always effective. Joseph Ruttenberg's lensing is appropriately atmospheric and captures the stars at their most appealing. Newman and Simmons come off quite well; Fontaine and Dee not quite so well.