Soldier in the Rain

Soldier in the Rain

1963 | 1h 27m | Comedy, Drama | TV-PG

Brief Synopsis

An aging, career army-sergeant seems content with being a bachelor living on camp grounds, but a younger sergeant who idolizes him tries to convince him to find a woman and a life outside the military.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Ralph Nelson

CAST

Steve McQueen

Jackie Gleason

Tuesday Weld

Tony Bill

Tom Poston

PRODUCERS

Martin Jurow

WRITERS

Blake Edwards

Maurice Richlin

William Goldman

Host Intros

08:38
Soldier In The Rain (1963) -- Ben Mankiewicz and Steve Kallick
Intro Aired: Apr 2019
TCM fan Steve Kallick joins Ben Mankiewicz for an introduction and comments following Soldier In The Rain, 1963.
01:38
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Soldier In The Rain (1963)
Intro Aired: Jul 2018
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Soldier In The Rain, 1963.

Related Videos

02:47
Soldier In The Rain (1963) -- (Movie Clip) Being A Fat Narcissist
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Sgt. Clay (Steve McQueen) delivers a cleaning detail to his chosen role-model Master Sgt. Slaughter (Jackie Gleason), the two then trading new underwear for wisdom, in Soldier In The Rain, 1963, Ralph Nelson directing from the William Goldman novel.
03:44
Soldier In The Rain (1963) -- (Movie Clip) We Weren't Drinking Gasoline
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Clay (Steve McQueen) in another get-rich-quick scheme has Meltzer (Tony Bill) running pre-dawn time trials when M-P Lenahan (Lew Gallo) speeds by with date Bobby Jo (Tuesday Weld), police chief (Paul Hartman) taking over until bad guy Priest (Ed Nelson) shows up, in Soldier In The Rain, 1963.
03:05
Soldier In The Rain (1963) -- (Movie Clip) He's Stupid Enough
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Opening with star Steve McQueen as marine Eustis, twang turned up to ten, with buddy Meltzer (Tony Bill), then butting heads with M-P's Lenahan (Lew Gallo) and Priest (Ed Nelson), screenplay by Maurice Richlin and Blake Edwards from William Goldman's novel, in Soldier In The Rain, 1963.

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