That guy is Ronald "Pal" Buckner. He was a classmate of my dad's: Anderson High School, Caswell County, NC (Class of 1950). Pal died a few years ago. He is buried in Alamance Memorial Park, Burlington, NC. Pal was in the Navy at the time the movie was made; he was a submariner... My understanding is he was quite a guy!
@@dontate8774 Thank you so much for that information! I actually had always wondered who that guy was! I bet he was quite a guy and quite the dancer in his day. Thanks again :)