In the Navy
THE FLEET'S ALL IN...Since Those Riotous "Buck Privates" Abbott and Costello Joined Up!
1941-05-30 | 86 minutes
Plot Summary
Popular crooner Russ Raymond abandons his career at its peak and joins the Navy using an alias, Tommy Halstead. However, Dorothy Roberts, a reporter, discovers his identity and follows him in the hopes of photographing him and revealing his identity to the world. Aboard the Alabama, Tommy meets up with Smoky and Pomeroy, who help hide him from Dorothy, who hatches numerous schemes in an attempt to photograph Tommy/Russ being a sailor.
Cast
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Bud AbbottSmokey Adams
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Lou CostelloPomeroy Watson
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Dick PowellThomas Halstead
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Claire DoddDorothy Roberts
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Laverne AndrewsLaverne Andrews
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Maxene AndrewsMaxene Andrews
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Patty AndrewsPatty Andrews
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Dick ForanDynamite Dugan
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Billy LenhartButch
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Kenneth BrownBuddy
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Shemp HowardDizzy
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Steve CondosDance Specialty
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Richard AlexanderBig Bruiser (uncredited)
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Hooper AtchleySenate Committee Member (uncredited)
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Bobby BarberSailor in Finale (uncredited)
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