Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305087434
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 6305087431
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 26, 1998
Running Time: 85 minutes
Sales Rank: 85234
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: May 30, 1941
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Description:
In this rollicking nautical musical comedy, Abbott and Costello are two sailors bound for duty on the high seas. 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.
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After the huge success of Buck Privates (cleverly referenced in a spoofing credits sequence), Abbott and Costello traded army green for navy blue to play landlocked gobs sent to sea after six years in the service. The actual story belongs to Dick Powell, who plays a radio crooner who has ditched fame and fawning fans for the sailor's life, while an ambitious female reporter (Claire Dodd) shadows the singer and stows aboard his battleship to expose his secret. Meanwhile Bud Abbott continues to con the ever-gullible Lou Costello, and Costello woos Patty from the Andrews Sisters. Director Arthur Lubin overcomes bargain-basement production values (rear projection footage, toy boat special effects) with the snappy repartee and energetic by-play of his stars. Skit highlights include a typically crooked Bud Abbott shell game, a hysterical series of spit-gags (in which the boys keep cracking up on camera), Costello's mathematical proof that 7 times 13 equals 28, and the climactic toy boat fantasy of naval maneuvers gone mad, courtesy of Captain Costello. The Andrews Sisters sing four songs (including 'Gimme Some Skin'), Dick Powell sings two, and the Condos brothers perform a delightful dance specialty act. The boys would once again overcome Lubin's lackluster direction in their next release, Hold That Ghost, which was actually shot before this film. --Sean Axmaker
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Rating: - Fun at Sea
This film is dedicated to the US Navy personnel at the San Diego and San Pedro naval bases. America depends on the enlisted personnel to guard the shores. Russ Raymond is a popular singer who disappears from public sight. Pomeroy has a letter to deliver, Smoky helps him out. A reporter gets an interview with Tom Halstead. There are the comic skits that made them famous, such as the gambling scheme with lemons under a cup. The Andrews Sisters show their singing that made them popular. After a fight Pomeroy will be transferred to the battleship `Alabama' and sent to Hawaii as punishment. Pomeroy battles his hammock.
There is entertainment on deck. Two men show their tap dancing skills. Tom Halstead sings. Crossing the equator results in a special initiation that is one of the funniest skits in this film. Pomeroy explains how 28 doughnuts will provide 13 servings for 7 officers. Later Pomeroy delivers breakfast to the captain. Is there a problem? Can Pomeroy demonstrate the maneuverability of this battleship? Will there be some lucky break in this nightmare? The film ends with singing and dancing in those happy times. Soon things in Hawaii will change and America will never be the same.
Rating:  - Hijinks in Hawaii
In the Navy is the story of a bunch of guys who are, well, in the Navy! It stars Abbott and Costello, a great comedy team. Throughout the film they manage to get into scuffles with girls, officers, each other, and even inanimate objects, making a truly funny film. A sub-story revolves around a singing star (Dick Powell) who attempts to live a normal life by joining the Navy under his real name. A reporter follows him around trying to get a photo to break through into the journalism business.
This film has a great cast. Apart from the hilarious Bud and Lou and the adorable Powell, the Andrews sisters appear as entertainers for the boys. Some of their songs are cute and entertaining, but they prove to be somewhat annoying throughout. Shemp Howard of Three Stooges fame has a small part as a dishwasher too.
Overall, this is not an important film or one of genius, but it is terribly entertaining and fun for all ages.
Rating: - ONE OF THE TEAMS BEST
Russ Raymond (Dick Powell) is a hearthrob singer frustrated with his life in the spot light. To obtain a life of normalcy, he disappears and joins the Navy under his real name of Tommy Halstead. Dorothy Roberts (Claire Dodd) is a newspaper reporter trying to boost her career by finding the missing Russ Raymond. While in the Navy, Tommy becomes friends with Smokey Adams and Pomeroy Watson (Abbott & Costello). Smokey and Pomeroy help Tommy keep his hidden identity, while Pomeroy follows his infatuation with Patty Andrews (herself) of the Andrews Sisters. But because Smokey makes Pomeroy lie about himself in the letters, and when Patty comes to the Navy base, she's furious at Pomeroy. When Pomeroy, Smokey, Tommy, and the Andrews Sisters set sail for Hawaii, Pomeroy discovers there's a tomato (Dorothy) in the potato locker, and she's been snapping shots of Tommy the whole trip.
Whether Pomeroy's proving that 7 x 13 = 28 - three different ways, having Smokey help him play ship captain for Patty, or falling out of his hammock, this an Abbott and Costello classic.
ROUTINES & HILARIOUS MOMENTS
Lemon Bit
Money Counting Bit
Sons of Neptune
Hull of a ship
7 x 13 = 28
Lou drilling sailors in boat.
Trivia: When the picture was sent to the U.S. Navy for approval, the Navy refused to have its name ... Read More
Rating: - My favorite Abbott and Costello movie
This has always been my favorite A & C movie. The routines the two have are hilarious, the Andrew Sisters are wonderful, and I absolutely love the main song "Where in the Navy, Watch Dogs of Liberty!". Makes me want to go back to the recruiting office and rejoin!
Rating: - Armed Forces
Abbott & Costello in their prime. This is a very good picture for them. Very funny, any Abbott & Costello or old time comedy fan would enjoy this one. The scene when Costello adds up the donuts on the chalkboard is one of the most classic and hysterical scenes you will ever see. The ending could've been better but other then that the movie was outstanding.
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