Second Lt. Merle Wye — The Horizontal Lieutenant Character Profile

About Second Lt. Merle Wye

Main protagonist and Army Intelligence officer stationed in Hawaii. Fakes a dangerous transfer to Rotohan to win over nurse Molly Blue and recruit baseball star Billy Monk. Despite repeated setbacks and distractions, he eventually captures the elusive Kobayashi, earning a medal and Molly's affection.

Second Lt. Merle Wye — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Jim Hutton

Appears in

The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962)

Role

Protagonist

More characters from The Horizontal Lieutenant

• Lt. Molly Blue (Paula Prentiss)
• Lt. Billy Monk (Jack Carter)
• Cmdr. Jeremiah Hammerslag (Jim Backus)
• Col. Charles Korotny (Charles McGraw)
• Akiko (Miyoshi Umeki)
• Michido (Linda Wong)
• Kobayashi (Yuki Shimoda)
• Yeoman Leo Buckles (Marty Ingels)
• Sgt. Jess Yomura (Lloyd Kino)
• Sgt. Roy Tada (Yoshio Yoda)
• Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) (Teru Shimada)
• Officer (Richard Allan)