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1941 film by Lloyd Bacon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Navy Blues is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Jerry Wald, Richard Macaulay, Arthur T. Horman and Sam Perrin. The film stars Ann Sheridan, Jack Oakie, Martha Raye, Jack Haley, Herbert Anderson, Jack Carson, Jackie Gleason (in his screen debut) and William T. Orr. The film was released by Warner Bros. on September 13, 1941.[2][3]
| Navy Blues | |
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| Directed by | Lloyd Bacon |
| Screenplay by | Jerry Wald Richard Macaulay Arthur T. Horman Sam Perrin |
| Story by | Arthur T. Horman |
| Produced by | Jack Saper Jerry Wald |
| Starring | Ann Sheridan Jack Oakie Jack Haley Herbert Anderson Martha Raye Jackie Gleason William T. Orr |
| Cinematography | Tony Gaudio James Wong Howe Sol Polito |
| Edited by | Rudi Fehr |
| Music by | Heinz Roemheld |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $929,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,826,000[1] |
Margie Jordan and her friend Lilibelle Bolton arrive in Honolulu, Hawaii, much to the surprise of Lillibelle's former husband, Powerhouse Bolton, a sailor who is behind on the alimony he owes her.
In need of money, Powerhouse and his shipmate Cake O'Hara come up with a scheme. Learning that the crew is about to include Homer Matthews, a marksman, they make bets with practically everybody aboard on how a shooting competition will turn out. They are then stunned when it turns out Homer's going home, his service hitch being up before the contest.
Although he misses the family farm, Homer falls in love with Margie and wants to marry her but Powerhouse and Cake fib to him that Margie's only interested in his shooting skill. Homer re-enlists, wins the contest and wins Margie, too, while Lilibelle grabs the prize money before Powerhouse can.
Johnny Mercer wrote the song "Strip Polka" for use in the film, but film censor Joseph Breen objected to the moral tone of the lyrics, so the song was not used.[4][5][6]
According to Warner Bros. records, the film earned $1,243,000 in the U.S. and $583,000 elsewhere.[1]
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