Americanization of Emily, The american boy hoping for a better life

hoping for a better life in the Oregon Territory

on the verge of The Maltese Falcon stardom

But when Reagan and Bush came to power

each is torn between the duties to their countries and the passion of their romance

Americanization of Emily, The american boy hoping for a better lifeVictor Victoria 's Julie Andrews and James Garner headline this earlier milestone comedy from screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky (Network ) and director Arthur Hiller (also teamed later on The Hospital). Garner plays Charlie Madison, an officer who cares nothing about glory. That attracts war widow Emily Barham (Andrews), who's had her fill of seeing men go to war and never return. But the pair's culture clash romance is in peril when Charlie sees that the