The read
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
A cocky guy joins the Navy for the wrong reason but finds romance and twice is cited for heroism.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
26 audience votes
Key crew
- Lloyd BaconDirector
- Earl BaldwinWriter
- Ben MarksonWriter
Cast
- James CagneyChesty O'Conner
- Pat O'BrienBiff Martin
- Gloria StuartDorothy Martin
- Frank McHughDroopy Mullins
- Dorothy TreeGladys
- Robert BarratCommander Denny
- Willard RobertsonExecutive Officer
- Guinn 'Big Boy' WilliamsDance-Floor Manager
- Howard HickmanCaptain
- Maude EburneDroopy's Mother
- George IrvingAdmiral
- Milton KibbeeMike (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
u.s. navy