Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came is a UK VHS release by The Video Collection on 3rd November 1986.

Description[]

TONY CURTIS STARS IN A COMEDY THAT MAKES M*A*S*H LOOK TAME! COMBINE A WARRANT OFFICER (BRIAN KEITH), TWO SERGEANTS (TONY CURTIS) AND (IVAN DIXON) WITH A BIGOTED TOWN LEADER (TOM EWELL), A FAT, SOUR SHERIFF (ERNEST BORGNINE) AND A LUSCIOUS RAMONA (SUZANNE PLESHETTE), AND YOU END UP WITH AN HILARIOUS COMEDY WITH UNTOLD DISASTERS. SERIOUS EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY RELATIONS BETWEEN AN ARMY BASE AND A NEARBY TOWN. HOWEVER, THE END RESULTS CLOSELY RESEMBLE THE START OF THE THIRD WORLD WAR. ALL IN ALL, YOU'LL ACHE WITH LAUGHTER AT THE WILD ANTICS - ONE OF THE FUNNIEST FILMS YOU'LL EVER SEE.

Cast[]

Brian Keith as Nace
Tony Curtis as Gambroni
Ernest Borgnine as Sheriff Harve
Ivan Dixon as Sgt. Jones
Suzanne Pleshette as Ramona
Tom Ewell as Billy Joe
Bradford Dillman as Capt. Myerson
Arthur O'Connell as Kruft
Maxine Stuart as Zelda
Pamela Britton as Sgt. Graham
Don Ameche as Col. Flanders
Robert Emhardt as Lester Calhoun
Christopher Mitchum as Alturi
Grady Sutton as Rev. Dinwood

Credits[]

PRODUCED BY FRED NIGEL

DIRECTED BY HY AVERBACK

Copyright[]

A Guild Home Video Product distributed through The Video Collection

ABC Video Enterprises Inc

Opening (Original 1986 release)[]

Warning screen
The Video Collection "New Catalogue" promo from 1986 [announced by Ray Brooks]

Closing (Original 1986 release)[]

End of Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970)

Trailers and info[]

The Video Collection "New Catalogue" advert from 1986 which is narrated by Ray Brooks featuring 'Movie Greats' video tiles including...

a clip of the 1946 Christmas fantasy comedy-drama film "It's a Wonderful Life"
a clip of Laurence Olivier in the 1940 psychological drama film "Rebecca" along with Joan Fontaine.
a clip of the 1952 Western film "High Noon" starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly
A still for other movie greats that are available which are "Ring of Brightwater", "Duel in the Sun" and many more to which Ray Brooks announces.
clips for John Wayne films on video such as the chatting and kissing scene from "The Quiet Man" (1952), brief clips of other movies with John Wayne such as "Rio Grande" (1950), "Sands of Iwo Jima" (1950), "Dark Command" (1940), the punching scene from "Wake of the Red Witch" (1948) and a clip from "Flying Tigers" (1942).
clips for films starring Cary Grant including a clip of himself with Doris Day in "The Touch of Mink" (1952), a clip of himself with Ingrid Bergman in "Indiscreet" (1958), "Operation Petticoat", "Father Goose", "Bringing Up Baby", "The Green is Greener", and many more...,
Musicals - Flying Down to Rio, The Gay Divorcee, Young at Heart and many more...,
Children's Entertainment - Care Bears, The Get Along Gang, ThunderCats, Mask, Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends, Yogi Bear, The Wind in the Willows and many children's videos.
The Video Music Collection - Duran and many musical videos. and Sports - Sport Aid, Run the World, Jane Fonda's Workout and many sports videos