Here Comes the Navy
Here Comes the Navy (also known as Hey, Sailor) is a 1934 American romantic comedy film written by Earl Baldwin and Ben Markson and directed by Lloyd Bacon. The film stars James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Gloria Stuart and Frank McHugh. Stuart was Oscar-nominated 63 years later for another nautical epic, Titanic (1997).
Plot
Riveter "Chesty" O'Conner (James Cagney) and his best friend, "Droopy" (Frank McHugh), join the US Navy to annoy O'Connor's nemesis, Chief Petty Officer "Biff" Martin (Pat O'Brien). O'Conner gets himself court-martialled for being AWOL while visiting Martin's sister Dorothy (Gloria Stuart). Disgruntled at his treatment, O'Connor angrily derides the Navy and finds himself ostracized by his fellow sailors.
Cast
- Charles Sullivan
- Dorothy Tree
- Eddie Acuff
- Eddy Chandler
- Edward Earle
- Emmett Vogan
- Frank Marlowe
- Frank McHugh
- George Irving
- George Magrill
- Gloria Stuart
- Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
- Guinn Williams
- Harry Tenbrook
- Howard Hickman
- James Cagney
- Niles Welch
- Pat O'Brien
- Robert Barrat
- Sam McDaniel
- Wild Bill Elliott
- Willard Robertson
More details
| author | Alfred A. Cohn Earl Baldwin |
|---|---|
| director | Lloyd Bacon |
| editor | George Amy |
| events | aviation |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | awol best friend boatswain chief petty officer desertion navy cross parachute rigid airship wed |
| musicBy | Harry Warren |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Picture |
| producer | Louis Edelman |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| publisher | The Vitaphone Corp. Warner Bros. Pictures |
| theme | buddy buddy comedy romantic comedy |