Details

Release year: 1959

Storyline

A U.S. sergeant serving in Spain creates envy among his Air Force superiors and the Spanish locals after his brand-new futuristic sports car and pretty wife arrive at the base.

Top credits

Directors

George Marshall

Writers

Cast

Glenn Ford — Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick
Debbie Reynolds — Maggie Putnam
Eva Gabor — Marquesa Marion de la Rey
Gustavo Rojo — Antonio Soriano

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Did you know

• The car that Glenn Ford wins is a 1955 Lincoln Futura, the one-off concept car that ultimately became the Batmobile on Batman (1966). The car cost Ford $250,000 ($2.4M in 2022), and unlike most concept cars at the time was completely drivable. It was originally pearlescent white, but that color did not photograph well, so it was painted red for this film. The car, as the original "Batmobile", was sold at auction for $4.62M in 2013 (equivalent to about $5.63M in 2022).

• As the car is pulling up to a crowd, while seeking directions to the palace, a man on a scooter to their right tries to pass them and wipes out in the street. A couple of people move to assist him, but the hired extras continue the scene, moving in to view the car.

• The bullfighter-dressing scene is based on fact. There are many old traditions attached to the process. It has been seen in other films, including both versions of the matador epic "Blood and Sand."