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Tugboat Annie (1933)

Approved | | Comedy , Drama | 4 August 1933 (USA)
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Annie the tugboat captain tries to help two young lovers come together.

Director:

Mervyn LeRoy

Writers:

Norman Reilly Raine (stories), Zelda Sears (adaptation) | 2 more credits »

Stars:

Marie Dressler, Wallace Beery, Robert Young | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Marie Dressler ... Annie Brennan
Wallace Beery ... Terry Brennan
Robert Young ... Alexander 'Alec' Brennan
Maureen O'Sullivan ... Patricia 'Pat' Severn
Willard Robertson ... Red Severn
Tammany Young Tammany Young ... Shif'less
Frankie Darro ... Alec, as a Child
Jack Pennick Jack Pennick ... Pete
Paul Hurst ... Sam
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Storyline

Waterfront couple raise their son to be a sea captain. He grows up to be rather snotty and rebels against drunken Beery. Valiant Dressler keeps things moving even as hubby ruins their tugboat business. Dressler dotes on his son and his snooty girlfriend. Written by Ed Lorusso

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Comedy | Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 August 1933 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Alkohol See more »

Filming Locations:

Lake Union, Seattle, Washington, USA See more »

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Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

A billboard promoting William Haines in MGM's Fast Life (1932) is prominently displayed on the pier. See more »

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Referenced in My Little Margie: Tugboat Margie (1954) See more »

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Remember Me
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Music by Jack O'Brien
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
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On the Waterfront
22 May 2011 | by wes-connors – See all my reviews

Tugboat captain Marie Dressler (as Annie) manages to rear a son and run the family business, with only spotty help from alcoholic husband Wallace Beery (as Terry Brennan). "Tugboat Annie" sailed to the top of box office lists, helmed by the tremendous appeal of Ms. Dressler. This is one of her finest and most fondly remembered performances. Dressler would be good anyway, but gets terrific help from Mr. Berry. He and Dressler possess the chemistry and craft to pull off the slightly weak and episodic story.

The weakness is in the bland relationship essayed by Robert Young (as Alexander "Alec" Brennan) and pretty Maureen O'Sullivan (as Patricia "Pat" Severn). Frankie Darro (as young Alec) is fine, studying algebra and history with Dressler in the early scenes, but you wonder how Dressler plus Berry (or anyone) could have netted Mr. Young. The relationship between Dressler and Berry is the story's strength, with the co-stars putting comic pathos in the classic "love triangle" involving wife, husband and alcohol.

******* Tugboat Annie (8/4/33) Mervyn LeRoy ~ Marie Dressler, Wallace Beery, Robert Young, Maureen O'Sullivan
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