Hit the Deck (1955)

Sailor Danny Xavier Smith and two other gobs try to save his sister Susan's virtue. She wants to get a role in the show "Hit the Deck". After wrecking the producers hotel suite, they land ... See full summary »

Director:

Roy Rowland

Writers:

Sonya Levien, William Ludwig,

Stars:

Jane Powell, Tony Martin, Debbie Reynolds

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jane Powell	...	Susan Smith
Tony Martin	...	Chief Boatswain's Mate Wm. F. Clark
Debbie Reynolds	...	Carol Pace
Walter Pidgeon	...	Rear Adm. Daniel Xavier Smith
Vic Damone	...	Rico Ferrari
Gene Raymond	...	Wendell Craig
Ann Miller	...	Ginger
Russ Tamblyn	...	Danny Xavier Smith
J. Carrol Naish	...	Mr. Peroni
Kay Armen	...	Mrs. Ottavio Ferrari
Richard Anderson	...	Lt. Jackson
Jane Darwell	...	Jenny
Alan King	...	Shore Patrolman
Henry Slate	...	Shore Patrolman
The Jubilaires	...	Themselves (as Jubilaires)

Storyline

Sailor Danny Xavier Smith and two other gobs try to save his sister Susan's virtue. She wants to get a role in the show "Hit the Deck". After wrecking the producers hotel suite, they land in the brig. But Danny's father is a Rear Admiral...

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Plot Keywords:

admiral | navy | sailor | shore patrol | blackmail | 

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Taglines:

MGM's star-sparkling, laugh-loaded, song-splashed musical!

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 March 1955 (USA)

Also Known As:

La fille de l'amiral

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min 112 min (Turner library print) (copyright length)

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (original master sound track) Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Eastman Color)

Aspect Ratio:

2.55 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The "Funhouse" segment starring Debbie Reynolds and Russ Tamblyn, which lasts four and one half minutes on screen, took three days to film.

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Quotes

Susan Smith: This morning I had four men fighting over me. Now I've got nothing.

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Connections

Version of Shore Leave (1925)

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Soundtracks

"I Know That You Know"
(1926) (uncredited)
Music by Vincent Youmans
Lyrics by Anne Caldwell
Performed by Vic Damone and Jane Powell

User Reviews

Very underrated!

This may have been made in the dying days of MGM musicals. No Sinatra. No Kelly. But it has some spectacular classic songs by Vincent Youmans. Plus 2 of the finest voices of all time singing together:

Tony Martin & Vic Damone. AND superior musical arrangements & Russ Tamblyn dancing.

Never mind the negative reviews elsewhere. They do not make them like this any more. For sure. So enjoy it! Great musical!!