Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

20th Century-Fox hilariously declares a national laugh holiday, as the cast of the year brings the #1 fun best-seller howlingly alive!

NR 1958 · 106 min · ★ 5.2 · Comedy, Romance

Harry Bannerman, a Connecticut suburbanite, becomes involved in various shenanigans when his wife Grace leads a protest movement against a secret army plan to set up a missile base in their community.

Directed by Leo McCarey · Written by George Axelrod

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