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Director:
Roy Rowland
Writers:
Herbert Fields (writer)
Clifford Grey (musical play "Hit the Deck")
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Release Date:
4 March 1955 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical | Romance more
Tagline:
Broadway's hit musical hits the screen splashed with COLOR and sensational CINEMASCOPE more
Plot:
Sailor Danny Xavier Smith and two other gobs try to save his sister Susan's virtue. She wants to get a role in the show "Hit the Deck"... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Jane Powell ... Susan Smith
Tony Martin ... Chief Boatswain's Mate William F. Clark

Debbie Reynolds ... Carol Pace
Walter Pidgeon ... Rear Adm. Daniel Xavier Smith

Vic Damone ... Rico Ferrari
Gene Raymond ... Wendell Craig

Ann Miller ... Ginger
Russ Tamblyn ... Danny Xavier Smith
J. Carrol Naish ... Mr. Peroni
Kay Armen ... Mrs. Ottavio Ferrari

Richard Anderson ... Lt. Jackson
Jane Darwell ... Jenny

Alan King ... Shore Patrolman
Henry Slate ... Shore Patrolman
The Jubilaires ... Vocal Ensemble
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Burton ... The Commander (uncredited)
John Close ... Petty Officer (uncredited)
James Conaty ... Audience Extra (uncredited)
John Damler ... Marine Orderly (uncredited)
Burnell Dietch ... Sailor / Dancer (uncredited)

Robert Dix ... Naval Officer (uncredited)
Alvin Greenman ... Machinist Mate 3rd Class (uncredited)
Dabbs Greer ... Eddie - Stage Manager (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp ... Audience Extra (uncredited)
Peter Leeds ... Lieutenant, Operaton Mud Pie (uncredited)
Hank Mann ... Stagehand (uncredited)
Frank Reynolds ... Dancer (uncredited)
Jimmy Thompson ... Sailor (uncredited)
Frances E. Williams ... Maid (uncredited)
Robert Williams ... Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Wilson Wood ... Singer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Roy Rowland 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Herbert Fields  writer
Clifford Grey  musical play "Hit the Deck"
Sonya Levien  writer
William Ludwig  writer
Hubert Osborne  play "Shore Leave"
Leo Robin  musical play "Hit the Deck"

Produced by
Joe Pasternak .... producer
 
Original Music by
Conrad Salinger (uncredited)
George Stoll (uncredited)
Robert Van Eps (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
George J. Folsey 
 
Film Editing by
John McSweeney Jr. 
 
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons 
Paul Groesse 
 
Set Decoration by
Fred M. MacLean 
Edwin B. Willis 
 
Costume Design by
Helen Rose 
 
Makeup Department
Sydney Guilaroff .... hair stylist
William Tuttle .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Rhein .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Wesley C. Miller .... recording director
 
Editorial Department
Alvord Eiseman .... color consultant
 
Music Department
Jeff Alexander .... vocal supervisor
Will Beitel .... orchestrator
George Stoll .... conductor
George Stoll .... music supervisor
Robert Van Eps .... orchestrator
Robert Franklyn .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Angela Blue .... assistant choreographer
Hermes Pan .... choreographer
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
La fille de l'amiral (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
De admiraalsdochter (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
Hallå sjömän (Sweden) [sv]
In Frisco vor Anker (West Germany) [de]
Meripojat ankkurissa (Finland) [fi]
Oloi sto katastroma (Greece) [el]
Sømænd ser på show (Denmark) [da]
Tutti in coperta (Italy) [it]
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Runtime:
117 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.55 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (original master sound track) | Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:S
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Ann Miller's character is named after Ginger Rogers who appeared with Fred Astaire in Follow the Fleet (1936), the film on which this movie is loosely based. more
Quotes:
Chief Boatswain's Mate William F. Clark: Ginger, baby, I worship the ground you walk on!
Ginger: Now he's talking real estate!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri (2004) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Hallelujah more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Swab jockeys woo dames, get in dutch with the Shore Patrol, 19 June 2001
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Author: helpless_dancer from Broken Bow, Oklahoma

Three sailors can't stay out of trouble. Be it with the girls, mom, or conniving dandies. Plenty of action is provided through song and dance routines where everyone gives fine performances. While this was not a great musical, it was still a nice little story with some good funny spots supplied by J. Carroll Naish and Alan King.

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