Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? 1970 ABC Pictures Corp. (released to DVD by MGM)
Starring: Brian Keith, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Ivan Dixon, Suzanne Pleshette, Tom Ewell, Bradford Dillman, Arthur O'Connell, John Fiedler, Don Ameche
Director: Hy Averback
Buy Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? from Amazon.

Relations between an Army base called Ft. Blair and a small town referred to only as "The Village" are the lowest they've ever been. This causes an officer named Michael Nase (Keith) no end to his frustration. Also, the local sheriff, a man named Harve (Borgnine) is only to anxious to bust soldiers for minor infractions (spitting, littering, profanity). Sgt. Jones (Dixon) wants to buy a gas station, but the local population has frozen soldiers out of access to loans.

Nace's commanding officer Colonel Flanders (Ameche) wants to retire with a clean record, but that would require making nice with The Village.

Also, will Shannon Gramboni (Curtis) win the heart out of a local bartender named Ramona? (Pleshette)

Not bad, but not that great, either. A few of the main storylines are forgotten at the end of the movie, so that may scare off a few people going in.