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In the Navy
“THE FLEET'S ALL IN...Since Those Riotous "Buck Privates" Abbott and Costello Joined Up!”
6.4 / 10• 1941• 1h 26m•NR• English
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Storyline
Popular crooner Russ Raymond abandons his career at its peak and joins the Navy using an alias, Tommy Halstead. However, Dorothy Roberts, 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 and Pomeroy, who help hide him from Dorothy, who hatches numerous schemes in an attempt to photograph Tommy/Russ being a sailor.
Cast & Crew
Bud Abbott
Smokey Adams
Lead
Lou Costello
Pomeroy Watson
Dick Powell
Thomas Halstead
Claire Dodd
Dorothy Roberts
Laverne Andrews
Laverne Andrews
Maxene Andrews
Maxene Andrews
Patty Andrews
Patty Andrews
Dick Foran
Dynamite Dugan
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Arthur Lubin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. In the Navy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
