The Adventures of a Rookie

Aug 19, 1943

1h 6m

★ 7.0

A terrific new comedy twosome in a riot of laughs, gags and gals!

Overview

Two bumbling GIs manage to get themselves invited to a dinner party at a boarding house "for women only". When the cook comes down with scarlet fever, the authorities quarantine the house and the pair find themselves locked up in a house full of attractive women.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast

Jerry Miles

Wally Brown

Mike Strager

Alan Carney

Bob Prescott

Richard Martin

Peggy Linden

Margaret Landry

Sgt. Burke

Erford Gage

Patsy

Patti Brill

Ruth

Rita Corday

Sgt. Wilson

Robert Andersen

Gen. Ames (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

Mr. Linden (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Kyoko Otonashi is a 22-year-old widow. Six months have passed since the sudden death of her husband, Soichiro. In her resolve to move on, she has recently taken over the management of a boarding house owned by her father-in-law. She now finds herself reminiscing about the few seasons that she and Soichiro had together, and about the first time that she saw him: when he became her geology teacher during her final year of high school. This prequel is the third and final OVA released after the conclusion of MAISON IKKOKU, an animated series based on the manga by Rumiko Takahashi. The past events are retold through flashback sequences using scenes from the television series, with narration by Sumi Shimamoto as Kyoko.

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