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Back at the Front (titled Willie and Joe in Tokyo in the UK) is a 1952 American comedy film directed by George Sherman and starring Tom Ewell, Harvey Lembeck and Mari Blanchard, very loosely based on the characters Willie and Joe by Bill Mauldin. It is a sequel to Up Front (1951).
Back at the Front: Directed by George Sherman. With Tom Ewell, Harvey Lembeck, Mari Blanchard, Richard Long. Further misadventures of comic soldiers Willie and Joe, now in Japan.
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- Comedy, Romance
- George Sherman
- 1952-10
World War II is over; to get home quickly, GIs Willie and Joe (of cartoon fame) join the "inactive reserve." Just firmly settled back into civilian life, they're recalled for a new bout of basic training at a base in Japan. From then on, the boys are in and out of one scrape after...
- George Sherman, Gordon Mclean, Tom Shaw
- Tom Ewell
David Janssen ("The Fugitive") was 21 when he filmed this uncredited role in U-I's WILLIE AND JOE BACK AT THE FRONT (1952). His scene lasts all of 19 seconds...
- 31 sec
- 12.1K
- sanfele
Two luckless soldiers (Tom Ewell, Harvey Lembeck) fumble their way through postwar Tokyo.
- Comedy
- Tom Ewell
- George Sherman
Back at the Front is a 1952 film starring Tom Ewell and Harvey Lembeck, very loosely based on the characters Willie and Joe by Bill Mauldin. It is a sequel to Up Front (1951). Movie Info. Themes. Comics/Heroes. Tags. Character, Comics/Heroes, Front. Alternate Titles. 2 Kafadar Tokyo Batakhanelerinde. TR. Back at the Front. US. De vuelta al frente.
Further misadventures of comic soldiers Willie and Joe, now in Japan. World War II is over; to get home quickly, GIs Willie and Joe (of cartoon fame) join the "inactive reserve." Just firmly settled back into civilian life, they're recalled for a new bout of basic training at a base in Japan.
