
The Girl He Left Behind
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.
Top Billed Cast

Tab Hunter
Andy L. Shaeffer

Natalie Wood
Susan Daniels

Jessie Royce Landis
Mrs. Madeline Shaeffer

Jim Backus
Sgt. Hanna

Henry Jones
Hanson
Featured Crew
Chuck Hansen
Assistant Director
Stanley Jones
Sound
Gordon Bau
Makeup Supervisor
Gus Levene
Orchestrator

David Butler
Director
Guy Trosper
Screenplay
Marion Hargrove
Novel
Irene Morra
Editor
Frank P. Rosenberg
Producer
Stanley Fleischer
Art Direction
Ralph S. Hurst
Set Decoration
Ted D. McCord
Director of Photography