Onionhead (1958)

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Country: USA
Genres: Comedy, Drama, War
Release: 1958-10-25
Director: Norman Taurog
Writers: Nelson Gidding , Weldon Hill
Language: English
Stars: Andy Griffith , Felicia Farr , Walter Matthau , Erin O’Brien , Joe Mantell (1915–2010) , Ray Danton , James Gregory , Joey Bishop , Roscoe Karns , Claude Akins
Runtime: 111 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Onionhead (Canada) , Mau Tempo pela Proa (Brazil) , Der Zwiebelkopf (Austria) , Onionhead , 水兵さんは暇がない (Japan) , Onionhead (United Kingdom) , Cabeza de cebolla (Mexico) , Onionhead (United States of America) , Der Zwiebelkopf , É sbarcato un marinaio (Italy) , Tormenta a Bordo (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Cap de ceapă (Romania) , Merimies on eri mies (Finland)
Plot: After his girlfriend Jo refuses to make a commitment to their relationship, Al Woods decides to enlist and finds himself in the US Coast Guard. He makes it through basic training but a run-in with one of his instructor's lands him as a junior cook on a ship based in Boston. At a bar, he meets the pretty Stella Papparonis and while they see each other regularly, she refuses to stay with him when he rents a hotel room for the night. On board ship, he finds that his direct superior, 'Red' Wildoe, isn't very helpful as far as the galley goes but Al proves to be quite adept at cooking. Al learns a lot about doing the right thing, especially when Stella, now married to Red, starts throwing herself at every man in sight. When the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, life becomes far more serious as well.
IMDB:tt0052030