The Navy Way

2/26/19441h 14m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Filmed at Great Lakes Naval Training Station...with 70,000 of Uncle Sam's fighting Bluejackets...and a ship-shapely WAVE who makes the boys behave! ~

Overview:

The experiences of a disparate group of young men as they make their way through Navy boot camp.

Director:

William Berke

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

u.s. navy

Cast

Robert Lowery

~ as ~

Johnny Zumano

Jean Parker

~ as ~

Ellen Sayre

William Henry

~ as ~

Malcolm Randall

Roscoe Karns

~ as ~

Frankie Gimble

Robert Armstrong

~ as ~

CPO Harper

Larry Nunn

~ as ~

Billy Jamison

Mary Treen

~ as ~

Agnes

Joseph Crehan

~ as ~

Chaplain Benson

Sharon Douglas

~ as ~

Trudy

Tom Keene

~ as ~

Steve Appleby

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
5
It wouldn't be fair to just describe this as a piece pf propaganda, but the rallying call for would-be sailors is writ large. It's quite a personable affair, following the trials and tribulations of a group of recruits as they adjust from their life on civvy street to the new disciplines of the Service. Robert Lowery ("Johnny") and William Henry ("Randall") even manage to fall for the same woman Jean Parker ("Ellen") but will their loyalty to their country prevail...? This is a light hearted, jolly, cheap as chips piece of cinema that makes a slight nod to the unpopularity of the draft, but ultimately was a morale booster in 1944, and though sentimental in nature, is not unwatchable 70-odd years later.