01 Jan 1985
From One Friday to the Next
Friday is the day that everyone goes away for the weekend. A bank clerk spends his weekend off a small island with his boat, but the weekend does not run its usual course.
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
Mr. Winkle goes to war... and your heart goes with him!
Wilbert Winkle, a henpecked, mild-mannered, middle-aged bank clerk and handyman finds himself in the midst of battle in the South Pacific.
Top Billed Cast
Edward G. Robinson Wilbert Winkle
Ruth Warrick Amy Winkle
Ted Donaldson Barry
Bob Haymes Jack Pettigrew
Richard Lane Sgt. 'Alphabet' Czeidrowski
Robert Armstrong Joe Tinker
Richard Gaines Ralph Westcott
Hugh Beaumont Range Officer
Robert Mitchum Corporal (uncredited)
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