Navy Blues (1941)

On a layover in Hawaii two conniving Navy seamen borrow money to lay down bets that their ship will win the upcoming gunnery practice trophy, having found out that the current gunnery champ... See full summary »

Director:

Lloyd Bacon

Writers:

Arthur T. Horman (screenplay), Arthur T. Horman (story),

Stars:

Ann Sheridan, Jack Oakie, Martha Raye

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ann Sheridan	...	Marge 'Margie' Jordan
Jack Oakie	...	Cake O'Hara
Martha Raye	...	Lilibelle Bolton
Jack Haley	...	Powerhouse Bolton
Herbert Anderson	...	Homer Matthews
Jack Carson	...	'Buttons' Johnson
Jackie Gleason	...	Tubby (as Jackie C. Gleason)
William T. Orr	...	Mac
Richard Lane	...	'Rocky' Anderson
John Ridgely	...	Jersey
Navy Blues Sextette	...	Musical Sextette
Kay Aldridge	...	Navy Blues Sextette Member (as Katharine Aldridge)
Georgia Carroll	...	Navy Blues Sextette Member
Marguerite Chapman	...	Navy Blues Sextette Member
Peggy Diggins	...	Navy Blues Sextette Member

Storyline

On a layover in Hawaii two conniving Navy seamen borrow money to lay down bets that their ship will win the upcoming gunnery practice trophy, having found out that the current gunnery champ has just transferred aboard their ship. What they haven't learned, however, is that the marksman's enlistment is up before the contest is supposed to take place.

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Plot Keywords:

ship | contest | navy | hawaii | united states navy | 

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Taglines:

MEET the GIRLS! GREET the GOBS! HEAR the SONGS! (original ad - almost all caps)

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 September 1941 (USA)

Also Known As:

Flottan går iland

Filming Locations:

Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of Jackie Gleason.

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Goofs

During the gunnery awards ceremony, the band is playing, "Semper Paratus". This is the service anthem for the U.S. Coast Guard, and would not be played during a U.S. Navy awards ceremony.

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Connections

Referenced in Gleason (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Semper Paratus"
(uncredited)
Music by Francis S. Van Boskerck
Played as background music near the end

User Reviews

Lightweight musical, but ban the Hog Calling

This is a lightweight musical produced by Warners who were lost finding something for Ann Sheridan to do, I am sure that she would not have classed it as one of her better films. Whoever came up with the hog-calling sequences, and that Anderson guy to do them definitely needed to get another job!! It was great to see two such beauties as Kay Aldridge and Marguerite Chapman supporting Ann Sheridan in the "Waikiki" number, which was clearly the highlight of the whole movie. Martha Raye and Jackie Gleason were good and certainly added to the fun, but Jack Oakie's double-take humour definitely wears thin over 90 minutes. Warners trotted out a lot of their stock players for this one, and they were all adequate in what was really a B- Film.