The Fleet's In (1942)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Victor Schertzinger

Writers:

Monte Brice (short story)
Walter DeLeon (screenplay)

Release Date:

24 January 1942 (USA)

Genre:

Musical | Romance

Tagline:

It's Ankles Aweigh...and Heaven help a poor sailor in a plight like this! (original poster)

Plot:

Shy sailor Casey Kirby suddenly becomes known as a sea wolf when his picture is taken with a famous actress...

Plot Keywords:

Sailor | Bet | Backstage | Photographer | Cooking Utensil

Cast

Dorothy Lamour	...	The Countess
William Holden	...	Casey Kirby
Eddie Bracken	...	Barney Waters
Betty Hutton	...	Bessie Day
Cass Daley	...	Cissie
Gil Lamb	...	Spike
Leif Erickson	...	Jake
Jimmy Dorsey	...	Himself - Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
Bob Eberly	...	Himself - Dorsey Band Vocalist
Helen O'Connell	...	Herself - Dorsey Band Vocalist
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra	...	Themselves (as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra)
Betty Jane Rhodes	...	Diana Golden - Movie Star
Jean Lorraine	...	Dancer (as Lorraine and Rognan)
Roy Rognan	...	Dancer (as Lorraine and Rognan)
Jack Norton	...	Kellogg - Swingland Owner

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved | Finland:S | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Naval Training Center, San Diego, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Lady Be Careful (1936)

Soundtrack:

The Fleet's In

Wonderful "Variety Show'" with performers at their peak.

This was one of Paramount's biggest grossers of 1942, and it gave Betty Hutton the chance of a lifetime. She is a powerhouse here with great chemistry with her co-star, Eddie Bracken. They were to go on to greater heights in MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK. It's almost everything the audiences of wartime 1942 wanted: bright and bouncy music done by the top talent of the day, a star, Dorothy Lamour, who never looked better, and a silly escapist plot to lighten one's mood. The only drawback: it was filmed in black-and-white, when it screamed for Technicolor. Still, this is a musical that should be on DVD and NOW! What's not to sell? It has a young William Holden, Dorothy Lsmour, Betty Hutton's dynamics, one of the top Big Bands, Jimmy Dorsey, and the singing talents of Bob Eberle and Helen O'Connell. Priceless nostalgia.