Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970) on Netflix
Col. Flanders orders a community dance so his base and the town can get along. Sheriff Harve jails Sgt. Shannon Gambroni after catching him with Ramona.
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Plot summary
In the South, a U.S. Army base and the town near it are at odds. Col. Flanders orders a community dance to improve relations and assigns it to Warrant Officer Michael M. Nace, Sgt. Shannon Gambroni, Sgt. Jones and Capt. Myerson. In town, Billy Joe Davis holds influence, with Sheriff Harve behind him. Harve considers Ramona, a barfly, his girl, and when he finds Gambroni with her, he puts the sergeant in jail for lewd conduct in public.
Cast
- Jean Argyleas Mrs. Calhoun
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Although ABC produced and wholly owned the film, the network did not air it on prime time television until 1979, when it was retitled War Games.
- The title comes from an American antiwar slogan of the Vietnam War-era hippie subculture, popularized by Charlotte E. Keyes in her 1966 McCall's article "Suppose They Gave a War and No One Came".
