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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
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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: Mariel Hemingway/Blues Traveler (#21.1)" (1995) more
Soundtrack:
Lady from Bayou more

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2 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Pretty Awful..., 2 April 2004
5/10
Author: drednm2004 from United States

.,, except for the underrated Ann Miller who breathes a little life into this leaden musical. Miller's "bayou woman" number is fun, but Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Walter Pidgeon, Vic Damone, and the god-awful Tony Martin and Russ Tamblyn just lie there like dead fish. The Fun House number with Reynolds and Tamblyn is a pale copy of the one in A Damsel in Distress, which featured Fred Astaire, Gracie Allen, and George Burns. Powell is at her sugary worst; Damone looks embarrassed throughout. Even dependable Gene Raymond, Jane Darwell, and J. Carrol Naish don't add much zip. Lousy production numbers abound, and the set decoration looks like a yard sale. Stinker!

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