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No Time for Sergeants is a 1958 American comedy film based on a play by Ira Levin, which was inspired by the original novel.Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, it stars Andy Griffith and features Myron McCormick, Don Knotts and most of the original Broadway cast, joined by Murray Hamilton and Warner Bros. contract player Nick Adams.
No Time for Sergeants is a 1954 best-selling novel by Mac Hyman, which was adapted into a teleplay on The United States Steel Hour, a popular Broadway play and 1958 motion picture, as well as a 1964 television series.
Nicholas Aloysius Adamshock [a] (July 10, 1931 – February 7, 1968), better known as Nick Adams, was an American film and television actor and screenwriter.He was noted for his roles in several Hollywood films during the 1950s and 1960s, including Rebel Without a Cause and Giant along with his starring role in the ABC television series The Rebel (1959–1961).
He gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan's film A Face in the Crowd (1957) and No Time for Sergeants (1958) before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead roles of Andy Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968) and Ben Matlock in the legal drama Matlock (1986–1995).
No Time for Sergeants was nominated for an Emmy Award as the best program of the year, [4] but lost out to the Producers' Showcase presentation of Peter Pan. [5] Alex Segal was also nominated for an Emmy Award as best director in a live series. [6] Andy Griffith in 1955
Griffith had experienced success earlier in 1958 with his service comedy No Time for Sergeants, and Onionhead was an attempt to cash in on that success. It was mistakenly marketed as an uproarious comedy, but it is actually a comedy-drama with some dark themes, including theft and adultery.
In 1958, Knotts made his film debut in the adapted version of No Time for Sergeants. Knotts was cast as deputy Barney Fife on television's The Andy Griffith Show, which ran from 1960 to 1968. He reprised the character on other shows, such as The Joey Bishop Show and Return to Mayberry.
May 3, 1958: Stakeout on Dope Street: May 7, 1958: The Left Handed Gun: May 10, 1958: Violent Road: co-production with Aubrey Schenck Productions May 29, 1958: No Time for Sergeants: June 7, 1958: Dangerous Youth [N 5] British film US distribution only; produced by Associated British Picture Corporation: June 26, 1958: Indiscreet [N 1]