You're in the Navy Now (1951)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Henry Hathaway

Writers:

John W. Hazard (magazine article) and
Richard Murphy (writer)

Release Date:

16 May 1951 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | War

Tagline:

Hilarious Comedy About A Snafu Ship !

Plot:

When a new commander is assigned to a submarine chaser with an experimental engine, he finds the entire crew has as little experience as he does.

Plot Keywords:

Admiral | Steam Engine | Based On Article | Boiler Room | Engineer

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Gary Cooper	...	Lt. John W. Harkness
Jane Greer	...	Ellie C. Harkness
Millard Mitchell	...	George Larrabee
Eddie Albert	...	Lt. Bill Barron
John McIntire	...	Cmdr. W. R. Reynolds
Ray Collins	...	Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
Harry von Zell	...	Capt. 'Danny' Eliot (as Harry Von Zell)
Jack Webb	...	Ens. Anthony 'Tony' Barbo
Richard Erdman	...	Ens. Chuck Dorrance
Harvey Lembeck	...	Norelli
Henry Slate	...	Chief Engineer Ryan
Ed Begley	...	Port Commander

Also Known As:

U.S.S. Teakettle (USA)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Feature film debut of Charles Bronson.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where they are rolling depth charges off the aft deck during a drill, Lee Marvin is first seen as a radio man on the bridge, then after a cut, he is on the aft deck with the depth charge crew.

Quotes:

Ens. Anthony 'Tony' Barbo: Sir, I haven't got a degree in engineering!
Cmdr. W. R. Reynolds: Then you better pay close attention.

Excellent movie for its time

I enjoyed this movie very much, mostly because of the many excellent actors. Now (2006), most, if not all, of the actors have passed away. I greatly enjoyed Jack Webb's role probably the most as he also began his career and also the little that Charles Bronson (Buchinski)was featured was a good start for him. One interesting note: when the ship was on a test run with big brass on board, you can see that Lee Marvin is twins. He relays the message to go faster to the man at the back of the ship, which is also Lee Marvin. I got a big kick out of that. I am not a Gary Cooper fan, but I loved the movie as a whole, just watching the many good actors that are now gone.