Ship Ahoy (1942) - film review

Comedy / Musical / Romance

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Ship Ahoy is an American comedy romance film first released in 1942, directed by Edward Buzzell. The film stars Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton, Bert Lahr, Virginia O’Brien and William Post Jr.. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Edward Buzzell
Script: Matt Brooks, Bradford Ropes, Bert Kalmar, Harry Clork, Irving Brecher, Harry Kurnitz
Photo: Robert H. Planck, Leonard Smith
Music: George Bassman, George E. Stoll
Cast: Eleanor Powell (Tallulah Winters), Red Skelton (Merton K. Kibble), Bert Lahr (Skip Owens), Virginia O’Brien (Fran Evans), William Post Jr. (H. U. Bennet), James Cross (’Stump’, a dancer), Eddie Hartman (’Stumpy’, a dancer), Stuart Crawford (Art Higgins), John Emery (Dr. Farno), Bernard Nedell (Pietro Polesi), Tommy Dorsey (Himself, orchestra leader), Tommy Dorsey His Orchestra (Themselves), The Pied Pipers (Themselves), John Huddleston (Himself), Chuck Lowry (Himself), Jo Stafford (Herself), Clark Yocum (Himself), Philip Ahn (Koro Sumo), Mariska Aldrich (Waldo’s mother), Ernie Alexander (Stagehand), Zita Baca (Woman), Louise Bates (Passenger), Barbara Bedford (Mrs. Loring), Gladys Blake (Merton’s secretary), Hillary Brooke (Hillary, a girl), James Conaty (Nightclub Patron), Baldwin Cooke (Steward), Mary Currier (Merton’s secretary with glasses), Mark Daniels (Ship wireless operator), Cliff Danielson (Ship wireless operator), John Dilson (Dr. Loring), Joe Dominguez (Cart driver), Ralph Dunn (Agent Grimes), Jay Eaton (Nightclub Patron), Ziggy Elman (Himself), Bess Flowers (Nightclub Patron), Martin Garralaga (Hotel clerk), Bud Geary (Sailor), The Guardsmen (Themselves), Henry Guttman (German sailor), Connie Haines (Herself, singer in Tommy Dorsey Orchestra), Grace Hayle (Merton’s pianist), Russell Hicks (Captain C.V. O’Brien), Carol Hughes (Merton’s typing secretary), Arthur Stuart Hull (Passenger), Jerry James (Dancer), Harvey Karels (Dancer), Red Knight (Dancer), Bobby Larson (Waldo, a boy on boat), Lou Lubin (Steward), Frank Marlowe (Stagehand), Charles Mayon (Dancer), Buddy Morrow (Musician), Edmund Mortimer (Passenger), Moroni Olsen (Inspector Davis), Anne O’Neal (Captain’s wife), Nestor Paiva (Felix, a henchman), John Raitt (Sailor), Hal Rand (Dancer), Robin Raymond (Cigarette girl), Otto Reichow (Waiter), Grandon Rhodes (Lt. Cmdr. Thurston), Addison Richards (Agent in Puerto Rico), Buddy Rich (Himself, drummer in Tommy Dorsey Orchestra), Julian Rivero (Photographer), Henry Rowland (Operator contacting submarine), Connie Russell (Chorus girl), Jeffrey Sayre (Nightclub Patron), Frank Sinatra (Singer in Tommy Dorsey Orchestra), George Sorel (Headwaiter), Bert Stevens (Nightclub Patron), Henry Sylvester (Doorman), William Tannen (Agent Flammer), Charles Teske (Dancer), Charles Thomas (Ship’s officer), Natalie Thompson (Girl talking to Hillary), Mary Treen (Nurse), Lucio Villegas (Nightclub Patron), James Warren (Ship’s officer), Bryant Washburn (Ship’s officer), George Watts (Hotel detective), Grant Withers (Waiter), Victor Zimmerman (Ship’s officer)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 95 min; B&W

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