Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940)

Now-widowed Tugboat Annie, tugboat queen of the Northwest, struggles to save her job against the competition of rival Captain Bullwinkle.

Director:

Lewis Seiler

Writers:

Walter DeLeon (original screen play), Norman Reilly Raine (based upon characters created by)

Stars:

Marjorie Rambeau, Alan Hale, Jane Wyman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marjorie Rambeau	...	Tugboat Annie
Alan Hale	...	Capt. Bullwinkle
Jane Wyman	...	Peggy Armstrong
Ronald Reagan	...	Eddie Kent
Clarence Kolb	...	J.B. Armstrong
Charles Halton	...	Alec Severn
Paul Hurst	...	Pete
Victor Kilian	...	Sam
Chill Wills	...	Shiftless
Harry Shannon	...	Captain Mahoney
John Hamilton	...	Captain Broad
Sidney Bracey	...	Limey (as Sidney Bracy)
Jack Mower	...	Johnson
Margaret Hayes	...	Rosie (as Dana Dale)
Josephine Whittell	...	Miss Morgan

Storyline

In spite of the constant difficulties imposed by her rival Captain Bullwinkle, the widowed Tugboat Annie manages to hold her own in the competitive tugboat business in the port of Secoma. But with the aid of Eddie Kent, a young sailor who works for her, and Peggy Armstrong, a rich socialite who is in love with Eddie, Annie overcomes the odds.

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Plot Keywords:

tugboat | stock footage | low budget film | sailboat | contract | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 October 1940 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bogserbåts-Annie går ombord

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the only movie that brothers Neil Reagan and 'Reagan, Ronald' ever made together.

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Connections

Followed by Captain Tugboat Annie (1945)

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Soundtracks

"Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair"
(1854) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Foster
Played on a radio

User Reviews

Let us not forget Marjorie Rambeau

An entertaining if inconsequential picture, worth seeing for a memorable performance by one of the unappreciated greats, Marjorie Rambeau. This was not the type of role for which she was noted previously. In addition, she was playing a character originated on screen by the wonderful Marie Dressler. Like the latter, but in her own distinctive way, Marjorie Rambeau convincingly evokes contrasting character traits: toughness and sentimentality, spunk and empathy, sassiness and gentleness.

Made the same year as "Primrose Path," and reminiscent of "Min and Bill," it includes, as those pictures do, a first-rate performance by an absolutely first-rate actress.