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1956-01-11:
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
After his his wife (Sheree North) leaves him to join the Army, Gregory Whitcomb (Tom Ewell) hires exotic dancer, "Henrietta Hipslide" (Sylvia), to pose as an island girl who waits on him hand & foot.
Wardrobe & Make-up test photo
As in Drums of Tahiti, Sylvia is again called on to play a "native..."
Katy Whitcomb, the Lieutenant Wearing a
Skirt,
Sylvia was good friends with Sheree
North,
Henrietta doing her thing on stage...
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The
film was directed by Frank Tashlin, one of the great comedic Hollywood directors
of the 1950s, and known for sexy "Gags & Girls" bits.
"Frank Tashlin was a joy to work for. He was good natured,
patient, very positive and encouraging to be around. He made it easy
to try things and he laughed out loud when he thought something funny. He
used to embarrass me a little by asking me to walk away from him. He'd
say, "look at that... there goes the greatest walk any woman ever had..."
Some men saying that would have been insulting, but coming from Frank, it was
cute. He was a big jovial teddy bear."
