The Girl He Left Behind (Movie)

A young man is drafted and goes through the rigors of basic training, ultimately discovering the experience is also character-building. Director David Butler's 1956 film stars '50s teen favorites Tab Hunter and Natalie Wood, with supporting roles played by Jim Backus, Jessie Royce Landis, Murray Hamilton, Henry Jones, James Garner, Alan King, Ernestine Wade, David Janssen and Raymond Bailey.

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1. Boys' Night Out (1962) (Movie) (3)
   

   James Garner...Fred Williams

   

   Jessie Royce Landis...Ethel Williams

   

   Jim Backus...Peter Bowers
2. Cash McCall (1960) (Movie) (3)
   

   James Garner...Cash McCall

   

   Natalie Wood...Lory Austen

   

   Henry Jones...Gilmore 'Gil' Clark
3. Lafayette Escadrille (1958) (Movie) (3)
   

   Tab Hunter...Thad Walker

   

   David Janssen...Duke Sinclair

   

   Raymond Bailey...Amos J. Walker
4. The Wheeler Dealers (1963) (Movie) (3)
   

   James Garner...Henry Tyroon

   

   Jim Backus...Bullard Bear

   

   Leoda Richards...Restaurant Patron
5. A Private's Affair (1959) (Movie) (2)
   

   Jim Backus...Jim Gordon

   

   Jessie Royce Landis...Elizabeth T. Chapman
6. Airport (1970) (Movie) (2)
   

   Jessie Royce Landis...Harriet DuBarry Mossman

   

   Leoda Richards...Woman on Dais (uncredited)
7. Bombers B-52 (1957) (Movie) (2)
   

   Natalie Wood...Lois Brennan

   

   James Garner...Anchor - Search and Rescue Operation
8. Breathing Lessons (1994) (Movie) (2)
   

   James Garner...Ira Moran

   

   Henry Jones...Sam
9. Bright Victory (1951) (Movie) (2)
   

   Jim Backus...Bill Grayson

   

   Murray Hamilton...Pete Hamilton
10. Critic's Choice (1963) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jessie Royce Landis...Charlotte Orr aka Charlie

    

    Jim Backus...Dr. William Von Hagedorn
11. Darby's Rangers (1958) (Movie) (2)
    

    James Garner...William Orlando Darby

    

    Murray Hamilton...Sims Delancey
12. Father Was a Fullback (1949) (Movie) (2)
    

    Natalie Wood...Ellen Cooper

    

    Jim Backus...Professor Sullivan
13. Francis in the Navy (1955) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jim Backus...E.T. Hutch

    

    David Janssen...Lieutenant Anders
14. James Stewart's Wonderful Life (1988) (Movie) (2)
    

    Tab Hunter...Himself

    

    Murray Hamilton...(archive footage)
15. Joys (1976) (Movie) (2)
    

    David Janssen...

    

    Alan King...
16. Move Over, Darling (1963) (Movie) (2)
    

    James Garner...Nicholas Arden

    

    Leoda Richards...Hotel Bar Patron
17. My Man Godfrey (1957) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jessie Royce Landis...Angelica Bullock

    

    Leoda Richards...Scavanger Hunt Party Guest
18. My Six Loves (1963) (Movie) (2)
    

    David Janssen...Marty Bliss

    

    Jim Backus...Sheriff
19. No Time for Sergeants (1958) (Movie) (2)
    

    Murray Hamilton...Irving S. Blanchard

    

    Raymond Bailey...Base Colonel
20. On the Fiddle (1961) (Movie) (2)
    

    Alan King...Top Sgt. Buzzer

    

    Alan King...T/Sgt Buzzer
21. Operation Bikini (1963) (Movie) (2)
    

    Tab Hunter...Lt. Morgan Hayes

    

    Jim Backus...Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly
22. Rebel Without a Cause (1955) (Movie) (2)
    

    Natalie Wood...Judy

    

    Jim Backus...Frank Stark
23. Skin Game (1971) (Movie) (2)
    

    James Garner...Quincy Drew

    

    Henry Jones...Sam Cutler
24. Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) (Movie) (2)
    

    James Garner...Latigo

    

    Henry Jones...Ez
25. Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) (Movie) (2)
    

    James Garner...Jason McCullough

    

    Henry Jones...Henry Jackson
26. Tab Hunter Confidential (2015) (Movie) (2)
    

    Tab Hunter...Himself

    

    Natalie Wood...Herself (archive footage)
27. The Burning Hills (1956) (Movie) (2)
    

    Tab Hunter...Trace Jordan

    

    Natalie Wood...Maria-Christina Colton
28. The Children's Hour (1961) (Movie) (2)
    

    James Garner...Joe Cardin

    

    Leoda Richards...Parent at Piano Recital (uncredited)
29. The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jim Backus...Staunch

    

    Henry Jones...Hanson
30. The Great American Pastime (1956) (Movie) (2)
    

    Raymond Bailey...George Carruthers

    Budd Knapp...Mr. Dawson
31. The Loved One (1965) (Movie) (2)
    

    Tab Hunter...Whispering Glades Tour Guide

    

    Leoda Richards...Lady at Airport (uncredited)
32. The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers (1962) (Movie) (2)
    

    James Garner...Self

    

    David Janssen...Self
33. The Rose Bowl Story (1952) (Movie) (2)
    

    Natalie Wood...Sally Burke

    

    Jim Backus...Michael "Iron Mike" Burke
34. The Square Jungle (1955) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jim Backus...Pat Quaid

    

    David Janssen...Jack
35. The Thrill of It All (1963) (Movie) (2)
    

    James Garner...Dr. Gerald R. Boyer

    

    Leoda Richards...Lady Outside Hospital Elevator (uncredited)
36. Toward the Unknown (1956) (Movie) (2)
    

    Murray Hamilton...Maj. Bromo Lee

    

    James Garner...Lt. Col. Joe Craven
37. Twenty Plus Two (1961) (Movie) (2)
    

    David Janssen...Tom Alder

    

    Fredd Wayne...Harris Toomey
38. Vertigo (1958) (Movie) (2)
    

    Henry Jones...Coroner

    

    Raymond Bailey...Scottie's Doctor
39. Zotz! (1962) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jim Backus...Prof. Horatio Kellgore

    

    Leoda Richards...Party Guest