Of these vessels acquired, 149 conversions were completed as of june 30, 1941. The 1940 peacetime draft spawned a whole slew of military and naval comedies, the most successful of which was abbott and costellos buck privates. A sailor bets his friends he can date any woman he wants to. Locations of warships of the united states navy december 7 1941. Sienna likes to party ambrosia pearl and crystal headband.
Becoming a cultural phenomenon, it sold an estimated 60 million tickets in 1941 alone. Sun valley serenade is a 1941 musical film starring sonja henie, john payne, glenn miller, milton berle, and lynn bari. A slight case of murder film by bacon 1938 britannica. Navy blues 1941 cast and crew when their ship docks in hawaii, naval officers cake ohara jack oakie and powerhouse bolton jack haley find themselves with several days of. Overview of navy blues, 1941, directed by lloyd bacon, with ann sheridan, jack oakie, martha raye, at turner classic movies. This film although kinda corney by our standards today, is a very good example of the innocese of the 30s and a very refreshing look back at yesteryear. Navy blues is a pitc project funded by the heritage lottery that will look at the uks maritime history with strong reference to portsmouths contribution. Mc hammer stars who served in the military pictures cbs. Navy blues 1941 on the eve of americas involvement in world war ii and with the draft now firmly in place, warner brothers, like many studios, was churning out films about various branches of the armed services. In this vein, warners navy blues features several studio contractees including ann sheridan and jack carson, a few borrowed comedians jack oakie, jack haley, martha raye and a plethora of forgettable musical numbers. On october 14, 2014, universal pictures home entertainment released 1941 on bluray as part of their steven spielbergs directors collection box set.
Navy blues 1923 film, an american silent film directed by harold beaudine navy blues, an american film directed by clarence brown. Jackie gleason was working at new yorks club 18 where was first noticed by jack l. In this rollicking nautical musical comedy, abbott and costello are two sailors bound for duty on the high seas. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Navy blues 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. They pick out a librarian with a reputation as a cold fish, and when he pursues her he discovers that he has competitionand his. Locations of warships of the united states navy december 7. They befriend singing star dick powell, who has ditched the limelight for a quiet enlisted life, and must help him evade an ambitious reporter intent on using his new identity for her big story. His sudden disappearance causes an uproar with his fans, and reporters scour the country to find him. Navy blues is a 1941 american musical comedy film directed by lloyd bacon and written by jerry wald, richard macaulay, arthur t.
Wwii witnessed a large introduction of new designs of combat clothing. Navy blues 1941 lloyd bacon synopsis, characteristics. They pick out a librarian with a reputation as a cold fish, and when he pursues her he discove. The film stars ann sheridan, jack oakie, martha raye, jack haley, herbert anderson, jack carson, jackie gleason and william t. Mc hammer stars who served in the military pictures. The navy department maintained in commission and operated at sea a total of 681 ships during the year. One of these films was a musical called navy blues 1941 which is notable today as the film debut of jackie gleason. Naval aviation personnel strength went from 10,923 2,695 of whom were pilots in 1940 to 437,524 with 60,747 pilots by august 1945. Directed by noel coward and david lean with john mills. Navy blue is a very dark shade of the color blue which almost appears as black navy blue or navy blues may also refer to. The 1941 navy uniforms in addition to a section on working uniforms, provided for tropical dress.
It was a pc461 class submarine chaser built for military engagement during world war ii. The cast features the already rotund jackie gleason in his first film. With bud abbott, lou costello, dick powell, claire dodd. Navy blues is the second in the navy series by debbie macomber. With ann sheridan, george brent, charles ruggles, osa massen. Navy blues might just be the bands best yet, with the sheer consistency of its infectious melodies, clever lyrics, and exuberant performances pushing the group toward new creative peaks. This is a love storyintreage and you can still find this type of story line in lots of todays movies. Apres une bagarre, ils sont jetes en prison en compagnie dun batteur et dun bassiste. The navys worldwide activities prior to the entrance of the united states into world war ii, many of which were in tropical and semitropical climates, indicated that some form of clothing, other than the white service dress of earlier instructions, was necessary. Trailer for the delightful 1941 musicalcomedy, navy blues, starring ann sheridan, jack oakie, martha raye and jack carson. Bands from uss pennsylvania bb 38, uss tennessee bb 43 and uss argonne ag 31 compete in the battle of music. Robinson died in 1973 shortly after completing his final film, soylent green. The navy continued employing a pullover type uniform with a. Navy blues 1941 passed 1h 48min comedy, musical, romance september 1941 usa on a layover in hawaii two conniving navy seamen borrow money to lay down bets that their ship will win the upcoming gunnery practice trophy, having found out that the current gunnery champ.
For all these weaknesses navy blues has some interesting aspects. Nov 25, 2017 trailer for the delight 1941 musical, navy blues, starring ann sheridan, jack oakie, martha raye and jack carson. What they havent learned, however, is that the marksmans enlistment is up before the contest is supposed to take place. Navy blues 1941 musical comedy karl machtanz 20111105 i had this film on vhs but lost it in a fire along with other old musical comedy movies, why cant this film be released to the general public on dvd. The band from uss detroit cl 8 was scheduled to compete, but. Centaurs exclusive topman, superstar brock masters, leads an allstar cast of 14 handsome, endowed young men, including 7 hot newcomers to porn, in 7 awesomely filmed scenes comprising more than 2 hours of rigorous hot gay male sex in director chip daniels latest release, navy blues. Knute rockneall american film by bacon 1940 britannica. Noted writer kenneth bixby, in love with his witty secretary anne rogers, nevertheless agrees to a teteatete with a former college fling, loopy danish girl julie who is married to pennypinching harvey wilson. Ernest borgnine joined the navy as an apprentice seaman in 1935, after graduating from high school.
Prange one of the better references for those with an interest in the attack on pearl harbor several questions came to my mind that were not addressed in his book or any. Navy blues 1941 we mark pearl harbor day with navy blues 1941, a slight musical which could probably be left to safely float off into oblivion, were it not for the lightning bolts of zeitgeist that make it a curiously eerie film today. Navy blues 1941 cast and crew when their ship docks in hawaii, naval officers cake ohara jack oakie and powerhouse bolton jack haley find themselves with several days of shore leave. Coward and david lean sympathetically directed this thinly veiled account of lord montbattens sea battle during wwii. The story follows steve, the big brother of the protagonist of navy wife, and his onagain, offagain love, carol.
A poster for the warner bros comedy film navy blues, starring ann. It would not be completed and launched until a couple months later. Media in category 1941 in film the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Uss mason, uss pc1264, and the africanamerican crews. Navy blues 1941 when their ship docks in hawaii, naval officers cake ohara jack oakie and powerhouse bolton jack haley find themselves with several days of shore leave. In the navy is a 1941 film about a singer who tires of his career and joins the navy to. Watch video navy blues on redtube, home of free blowjob porn videos and gay sex movies online. After completing his service, bacon returned to bit roles in chaplin movies. In the navy on dvd 111111111111 from image ent directed by arthur t. Steve and carol have been divorced for over a year after a five year marriage. Wwii us navy uniform when the united states entered world war two much of the military was unprepared for combat. In which we serve is a stunning and emotional piece of film making.
The unforms and equipment employed was very antiquated, most of it dated back to world war one. Jul 23, 2015 the uss pc1264 was commissioned on april 25, 1944, with 53 africanamerican crew members. The uss pc1264 was commissioned on april 25, 1944, with 53 africanamerican crew members. Trailer for the delight 1941 musical, navy blues, starring ann sheridan, jack oakie, martha raye and jack carson. He was discharged in 1941, but reenlisted after pearl harbor and served until 1945, reaching. With ann sheridan, jack oakie, martha raye, jack haley. On a layover in hawaii two conniving navy seamen borrow money to lay down bets that their ship will win the upcoming gunnery practice trophy, having found out that the current gunnery champ has just transferred aboard their ship. Navy blues succeeds because it is thought provoking and demonstrates the point that personal collaterial damage can be caused by over zealous friendly fire. During the fiscal year, 237 vessels were taken over by the united states for the purpose of conversion to naval auxiliary, district, and patrol craft. Russ raymond, americas number one crooner, disappears and joins the navy under the name tommy halstead. Its military mayhem on the high seas when the two comics join the navy and get involved with a popular singer who enlists because he wants to be free of the swooning, screaming women that. Next film radio singing star russ raymond dick powell tires of the spotlight, changes his name to tommy halstead, and enlists in the navy.
It features the glenn miller orchestra as well as dancing by the nicholas brothers and dorothy dandridge, performing chattanooga choo choo, which was nominated for an academy award for best song, was inducted into the grammy. We mark pearl harbor day with navy blues 1941, a slight musical which. Many years ago while reading at dawn we slept by dr. Navy blues 1923 film, an american silent film directed by harold beaudine. The disc features both the theatrical 118 minutes and extended version 146 minutes of the film, a documentary of the making of the film, production photographs. Uss mason, uss pc1264, and the africanamerican crews during. It was a memorial to a fellow sailor who had risen to the highest rank possible, chief of naval. Mar 24, 2012 bud abbott and lou costellos follow up after the amazing success of buck privates was in the navy. A total of 27 new carriers was completed before the end of hostilities, and over 75,000 aircraft were delivered to the navy as a whole between 1940 and 1945. Jackie gleason makes his film debut as one of several sailors trying to kill. In the navy is a 1941 film about a singer who tires of his career and joins the navy to escape it.
Navy blues performed by ann sheridan and martha raye. Navy blue and gold is a 1937 american metrogoldwynmayer dramatic film starring robert young, james stewart and lionel barrymore. Like their previous film, shemp howard and the andrews sisters provide a comic foil and musical interludes, respectively. In a nutshell, abbott and costello join the navy, get involved in a romantic subplot with dick. Below of the deck log pages of the first day of the pc1264. Bud abbott and lou costellos follow up after the amazing success of buck privates was in the navy. Its military mayhem on the high seas when the two comics join the navy and get involved with a popular singer who enlists because he wants to be free of. Navy blues, an american film directed by ralph staub. Locations of warships of the united states navy december 7 1941 last revised 102003 notes about this list. The plot revolves around the experiences of three young men attending the united states naval academy. Listen free to sloan navy blues she says what she means, cmon cmon were gonna get it started and more. The mission of this naval vessel was to destroy german uboats off the east coast of the u. In 2010, i revealed i had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. A poster for the warner bros comedy film navy blues, starring ann sheridcan, jack oakie, martha raye and jack haley, and directed by lloyd bacon, 1941.
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