History Film / TheVoiceOfTheTurtle

* BreakingTheFourthWall: After a phone call where Olive bills and coos to Ned on the other end of the line, she looks straight at the camera and says "''There'' is an object lesson in how ''not'' to deal with a man.

* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: A 1947 movie set in 1944 before the war was over. (It's an adaptation of a 1943 play.)

* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: A 1947 movie set in 1944 before the war was over. (It's an adaptation of a hit 1944 play.)

''The Voice of the Turtle'' is a 1947 romantic comedy film directed by Irvin Rapper, starring Creator/EleanorParker and UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan. It was [[TheFilmOfThePlay adapted from]] the hit 1943 Broadway play of the same name by John Van Druten.

Sally is friends with Olive Lashbrooke (Creator/EveArden), also a stage actress. Olive is signaled as clearly as a 1947 movie can signal as a woman who has ''lots'' of boyfriends and is far more casual about sex than dreamy romantic Sally. One night, when she gets a call from a Navy officer beau, Olive asks Sally to entertain her other boyfriend. That other boyfriend is Bill Page (Reagan), an Army sergeant who is in New York on leave.

* ZipMeUp: Sally's zipper gets stuck as she's trying to change out of her dress into pajamas. She asks Bill for help, leading to some {{Fanservice}}.

''The Voice of the Turtle'' is a 1947 romantic comedy film directed by Irvin Rapper, starring Creator/EleanorParker and UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan. It was adapted from the hit 1943 Broadway play of the same name by John Van Druten.

* StrippingSnag: The ZipMeUp scene where Sally asks Bill for help with her stuck zipper ends with Bill accidentally (accidentally?) yanks her zipper all the way down and yanks her dress all the way off, leaving Sally in nothing but a slip.

''The Voice of the Turtle'' is a 1947 romantic comedy film directed by Irvin Rapper, starring Eleanor Parker and UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan. It was adapted from the hit 1943 Broadway play of the same name by John Van Druten.

* {{Fanservice}}: The ZipMeUp scene where Sally asks Bill for help with her stuck zipper ends with Bill accidentally (accidentally?) yanks her zipper all the way down and yanks her dress all the way off, leaving Sally in nothing but a slip.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* ZipMeUp: Sally's zipper gets stuck as she's trying to change out of her dress into pajamas. She asks Bill for help, leading to some {{Fanservice}} (see above).

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: A lot of wink-and-nudge dialogue about how Olive ReallyGetsAround. When Sally offers her a drink right before Olive is about to go out with Ned, Olive says "Hard drinks make me weak. I'm saving my weaker moments."

This film was titled ''One for the Book'' when it was re-released and is almost always referred to by that title when it's aired on television.

''The Voice of the Turtle'' is a 1947 romantic comedy film directed by Irvin Rapper, starring Eleanor Parker and UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan. It was adapted from the 1943 hit Broadway play of the same name by John Van Druten.

The film is set in December 1944, with UsefulNotes/WorldWarII still underway. Sally (Eleanor Parker) is a struggling actress in New York. As the film opens, she is getting dumped by her boyfriend, Broadway producer Kenneth Bartlett. Ken explains to Sally, gently but firmly, that he isn't looking for long-term attachments.

Sally is friends with Olive (Creator/EveArden), also a stage actress. Olive is signaled as clearly as a 1947 movie can signal as a woman who has ''lots'' of boyfriends and is far more casual about sex than dreamy romantic Sally. One night, when she gets a call from a Navy officer beau, Olive asks Sally to entertain her other boyfriend. That other boyfriend is Bill (Ronald Reagan), an Army sergeant who is in New York on leave.

* AsTheGoodBookSays: Bill quotes from Song of Solomon 2:12. "“For behold, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone...And the voice of the turtle ''[[turtledove]]'' has been heard in our land.”

''The Voice of the Turtle'' is a 1947 romantic comedy film directed by Irvin Rapper, starring Eleanor Parker and UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan. It was adapted from the 1943 hit Broadway play of the same name by John William Van Druten.

''The Voice of the Turtle'' is a 1947 romantic comedy directed by Irvin Rapper, starring Eleanor Parker and UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan.

The film is set in December 1944 with the war still underway. Sally (Eleanor Parker) is a struggling actress in New York. As the film opens, she is getting dumped by her boyfriend, Broadway producer Kenneth Bartlett. Ken explains to Sally, gently but firmly, that he isn't looking for long-term attachments.

Sally is friends with Olive (Eve Arden), also a stage actress. Olive is signaled as clearly as a 1947 movie can signal as a woman who has ''lots'' of boyfriends and is far more casual about sex than dreamy romantic Sally. One night, when she gets a call from a Navy officer beau, Olive asks Sally to entertain her other boyfriend. That other boyfriend is Bill (Ronald Reagan), an Army sergeant who is in New York on leave.