In The Navy (film)
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| In the Navy | |
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 In The Navy Theatrical Poster |
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| Directed by | Arthur Lubin |
| Produced by | Alex Gottlieb |
| Written by | Arthur T. Horman John Grant |
| Starring | Bud Abbott Lou Costello Dick Powell The Andrews Sisters Shemp Howard |
| Music by | Charles Previn |
| Editing by | Philip Cahn |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 27, 1941 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 85 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $335,000 |
| Preceded by | Buck Privates (1941) |
| Followed by | Hold That Ghost (1941) |
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In The Navy is a 1941 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello.
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[edit] Plot
Russ Raymond (Dick Powell) is a popular crooner. However, he is tired of the entertainment life and abandons his career. He used the name Tommy Halstead and joins the navy. However, Dorothy Roberts (Claire Dodd), a reporter, discovers his identity and follows him in the hopes of photographing him and revealing his identity to the world.
Aboard the Alabama, Tommy meets up with Smoky (Bud Abbott) and Pomeroy (Lou Costello), who help hide him from Dorothy, who has stowed aboard the ship. During their time at sea, Dorothy falls in love with Russ, while Pomeroy is trying to impress Patty, one of The Andrews Sisters, by pretending to be a naval officer. Eventually Patty discovers that Pomeroy is only a baker.
[edit] Trivia
- It was filmed from April 8, 1941 through May 9, 1941.
- This film was sent back in for reshoots after the navy prevented Universal from releasing it. They were offended at the end, which showed Pomeroy impersonating a captain and putting the battleship through a series of madcap maneuvers. The scene was left in it, but the reshoots turned it into a dream of Pomeroy's.[1]
- Although this was filmed after Hold That Ghost, Universal decided to release this military themed film after Buck Privates became a huge hit.
- This film was re-released in January 1949 with Who Done It?
[edit] DVD Releases
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[edit] Reference
- ^ Furmanek, Bob and Ron Palumbo (1991). Abbott and Costello in Hollywood. New York: Perigee Books. ISBN 0-399-51605-0
