The Girl He Left Behind poster
Screenplay Guy Trosper
Director David Butler

The Girl He Left Behind

Tagline: A couple of teenagers and their kiss-and-run battle!

Release Date: 1956-10-26

Duration: 103 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Murray Hamilton
    Sgt. Clyde
  • James Garner
    Preston
  • Natalie Wood
    Susan Daniels
  • Alan King
    Maguire
  • Henry Jones
    Hanson
  • Jim Backus
    Sgt. Hanna
  • David Janssen
    Capt. Genaro
  • Raymond Bailey
    General
  • Tab Hunter
    Andy L. Shaeffer
  • Vinton Hayworth
    Arthur Shaeffer