Here Comes the Navy (1934)A cocky guy joins the Navy for the wrong reason but finds romance and twice is cited for heroism. Director:Lloyd Bacon |
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Title: Here Comes the Navy (1934)
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Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Chesty O'Conner
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| Pat O'Brien | ... |
Biff Martin
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| Gloria Stuart | ... |
Dorothy Martin
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Frank McHugh | ... |
Droopy Mullins
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Dorothy Tree | ... |
Gladys
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Robert Barrat | ... |
Commander Denny
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Willard Robertson | ... |
Executive Officer
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Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams | ... |
Dance-Floor Manager
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Howard C. Hickman | ... |
Captain
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Maude Eburne | ... |
Droopy's Mother
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Admiral
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To continue a grudge with naval officer Biff Martin, feisty construction worker Chesty O'Connor joins the navy and manages to get stationed on the same ship as Martin. Further complications arise when O'Connor starts dating Martin's sister, whom he meets while on shore leave. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>
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James CAGNEY - Pat O'BRIEN And The Whole U. S. FLEET! (reissue poster) See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
21 July 1934 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Hey, Sailor! See more »Company Credits
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1.37 : 1
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CPO: [Backs away from Droopy] What are you two guys, a couplea violets?
Wilbur 'Droopy' H. Mullins: Aw, mind your own business.
[Blows Chesty another kiss]
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(uncredited)
Music by Johnny Green
Played when Dorothy rebuffs Chesty in the apartment
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The movie was filmed in the spring of 1934 on the U.S.S. Arizona, which was sunk on 7 December 1941 at Pearl Harbor. See more »Goofs
The telegram Chesty receives is dated May 13, but his court martial for going AWOL after getting the telegram gives the date of the offense as April 2. See more »Quotes
Wilbur 'Droopy' H. Mullins: [Droopy waves, then blows a kiss to his buddy, Chesty, who's leaving the ship for a new post.]CPO: [Backs away from Droopy] What are you two guys, a couplea violets?
Wilbur 'Droopy' H. Mullins: Aw, mind your own business.
[Blows Chesty another kiss]
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Soundtracks
"Easy Come, Easy Go"(uncredited)
Music by Johnny Green
Played when Dorothy rebuffs Chesty in the apartment
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Here Comes the Navy (1934)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Standard action from Warner about a cocky loudmouth (James Cagney) who joins the Navy so that he can get even with a Captain (Pat O'Brien) but Cagney ends up falling in love with his sister (Gloria Stuart). This film starts off with a great bang but as the movie goes along things become quite predictable and rather flat. The first part of the movie is great with a lot of fighting and insults being thrown by Cagney. Needless to say Cagney is very energetic and delivers another fine performance. His relationship with Stuart is also handled very well as the two actors have a lot of chemistry together. O'Brien is in good form as well and he and Cagney do their magic unlike any other duo. The biggest problem comes in the middle where the story pretty much gets weighted down by the familiar bit where the cocky Cagney must learn what it means to be a normal human being and shut his mouth up before it gets him in real trouble. The action scene at the end is very nice as is the funny ending. The most shocking scene comes when Cagney sneaks off the boat in blackface.