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Onionhead

  • 1958
  • Approved
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
746
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Felicia Farr, Andy Griffith, and Erin O'Brien in Onionhead (1958)
ComedyDramaRomanceWar

In 1941, an Oklahoma college graduate joins the US Coast Guard and serves as a cook on a ship based in Boston.In 1941, an Oklahoma college graduate joins the US Coast Guard and serves as a cook on a ship based in Boston.In 1941, an Oklahoma college graduate joins the US Coast Guard and serves as a cook on a ship based in Boston.

  • Director
    • Norman Taurog
  • Writers
    • Nelson Gidding
    • Weldon Hill
  • Stars
    • Andy Griffith
    • Felicia Farr
    • Walter Matthau
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    746
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Norman Taurog
    • Writers
      • Nelson Gidding
      • Weldon Hill
    • Stars
      • Andy Griffith
      • Felicia Farr
      • Walter Matthau
    • 17User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast56

    Andy Griffith
    Andy Griffith
    • Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead
    Felicia Farr
    Felicia Farr
    • Stella Papparonis
    Walter Matthau
    Walter Matthau
    • 'Red' Wildoe
    Erin O'Brien
    Erin O'Brien
    • Josephine 'Jo' Hill
    Joe Mantell
    Joe Mantell
    • Harry 'Doc' O'Neal
    Ray Danton
    Ray Danton
    • Ensign Dennis Higgins
    James Gregory
    James Gregory
    • Lt. Cmdr. Fox aka The Skipper
    Joey Bishop
    Joey Bishop
    • Sidney Gutsell
    Roscoe Karns
    Roscoe Karns
    • 'Windy' Woods
    Claude Akins
    Claude Akins
    • Poznicki
    Ainslie Pryor
    Ainslie Pryor
    • Chief Miller
    Sean Garrison
    Sean Garrison
    • Yeoman Kaffhamp
    Dan Barton
    • Ens. Fineberg
    Mark Roberts
    Mark Roberts
    • Lt. J.G. Bennett
    Peter Brown
    Peter Brown
    • Clark
    • (scenes deleted)
    Tige Andrews
    Tige Andrews
    • Charlie Berger
    • (as Tiger Andrews)
    Karl Lukas
    Karl Lukas
    • Agnelli
    Morris D. Erby
    • Dave Hubert
    • (as Morris Erby)
    • Director
      • Norman Taurog
    • Writers
      • Nelson Gidding
      • Weldon Hill
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The boot camp scenes were filmed at the Coast Guard Training Center, Government Island (now Coast Guard Island), Alameda, California.
    • Goofs
      The twenty degree list of the USCGC Periwinkle was just done by tilting the camera - note the tilt of the horizon in the distance.
    • Quotes
      • Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead: Now get this straight - I brought you home as a favour to Red. And you might...
      • Stella Papparonis: Oh, I married the wrong guy. It should have been you. I don't care what you think, but love me, love me, love me.
      • Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead: Get away from me! Other guys have had unfaithful wives but you're not even that. I pity Red.
      • Stella Papparonis: Al! Pity me!
      • Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead: For what? For being a cheap, dirty, little tramp?
      • Stella Papparonis: You think I want to be like this? Don't you think I'd like to be happy and find love like other women? Don't you think I'd like to be satisfied with one man? You, you don't know what it's all about. I can't help what I am. I was born this way. One look at me and every man thinks I'm made for love. Well, that's a laugh. Because I'm just the opposite. I'll never know the meaning of love. But I want to know. I want to know. I really liked you, Al. I kept thinking maybe, maybe it'd be different with you.
      • Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead: Stella, I...
      • Stella Papparonis: Beat it, Al. Leave me alone.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss/The Grateful Dead (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Onionhead
      (uncredited)

      Music by David Buttolph

      Played during the opening credits

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 25, 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cabeza de cebolla
    • Filming locations
      • Government Island, Alameda, California, USA(boot camp scenes)
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $960,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 51m(111 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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