Soldier's Plaything, A "Romantic Comedy"

Soldier's Plaything, A "Romantic Comedy"The original ads for this early Michael Curtiz effort breathlessly informed us that "The boys are out of the front lines and are embracing the waistlines of Mademoiselle from Armentiers and Fraulein from Coblenz." And although there's embracing aplenty to be had in "A Soldier's Plaything," there quite a bit more as well. From the highest caliber of clowning from co star Harry Langdon, to a tale that takes us from poker backroom to barrack mess to

powerfully capturing the flailing crimelord's passage from defiance to craven desperation

costarring Frank Morgan

A young woman finally meets the man of her dreams--only to discover that he transforms into a hideous demon whenever he becomes romantically aroused in this sweet comedy

When Batman finds himself under attack by his own son

plays the title role in an action film that's gained a following among connoisseurs of guilty pleasures

doe-eyed best as the jaded sophisticated Pat

Her date for the school dance is that oh-so-handsome new guy in town (Robert Stack)

she is a criminal

its tales a bit more daring

3 Enemy movers

Rosalind Russell

unaware that the two are one