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The Admiral Was a Lady   1950         N/R, 87 min. Genre: Comedy Director: Albert S. Rogell   Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Wanda Hendrix, Rudy Vallee, Johnny Sands, Steve Brodie, Richard Erdman, Hillary Brooke, Richard Lane, Garry Owen, Fred Essler, Lurene Tuttle, Warren Douglas   Problems of entering the stage of readjustment to civilian life for many World War II servicemen is evidenced in this story about unemployed ex-sailors who plan to evade work indefinitely and meet regularly at a social club. When a WAVE (Wanda Hendrix) enters the club looking for a lost boyfriend, she immediately catches the eye of Jimmy (Edmond O'Brien) but shuns him because of his deadbeat lifestyle. To win her love, Jimmy enters a boxing contest to win $100, and the chase begins.