ΙΝ THE NAVY

In the Navy
(aka Abbott and Costello in the Navy)
Universal, 1941, B/W, 85 minutes, ***
Released May, 1941

After wrecking the Army in Buck Privates, Abbott and Costello set sail for seafaring silliness in this service comedy. Joining them on board for laughter and musical numbers are Dick Powell, Shemp Howard and The Andrews Sisters.

Associate Producer: Alex Gottlieb
Directed by: Arthur Lubin
Assistant Director: Philip B. Karlstein
Screenplay: Arthur T. Horman, John Grant
Original Story: Original Story: Arthur T. Horman
Music Director: Charles Previn
Words and Music by: Don Raye, Gene De Paul
Music Supervisor: Ted Cain
Arrangements: Vic Schoen
Musical Numbers Staged by: Nick Castle
Technical Advisor: H. E. Harris, U.S.N. Ret.
Art Director: Jack Otterson
Associate: Harold H. MacArthur
Set Decorations: R. A. Gausman
Gowns: Vera West
Sound Supervisor: Bernard B. Brown
Technician: Charles Carroll
Director of Photography: Joseph Valentine
Special Effects: John P. Fulton
Film Editor: Philip Cahn

Cast: Bud Abbott [Smokey Adams], Lou Costello [Pomeroy Watson], Dick Powell [Tommy Halstead (Russ Raymond)], Claire Dodd [Dorothy Roberts], The Andrews Sisters [Patty, Maxene, LaVerne], Dick Foran [Dynamite Dugan], Billy Lenhart [Butch], Kenneth Brown [Buddy], Shemp Howard [Dizzy], The Condos Brothers [Dance Specialty], Additional Cast: William B. Davidson [Capt. Richards], Thurston Hall [Head of Committee], Robert Emmett Keane [Travers], Edward Fielding [Commander], Don Terry [Floor Manager], Sunnie O'Dea [Lancer], Eddie Dunn [Ticket Taker], Ralph Dunn [Traffic Cop], Richard Alexander [Big Bruiser], Lorin Raker [Small Meek Husband], Frank Penny [Bos'n], Pat Gleason [Sentry], Jack Mulhall [Lt. Scott], Mickey Simpson [Tough Civilian], Lyle Latell [Marine], Chuck Morrison [Truck Driver], Lee Kass [Band Leader], James Sullivan [Policeman], Edna Hall [Fat Woman], Claire Whitney [Gushing Mother], Joe Bautista [Mess Boy], Doris Herbert [Mother], Charles Sullivan [Sailor]

Musical Program: [0:00] You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith / Anchors Aweigh (played by Orchestra behind titles); [0:02] Starlight, Starbright (sung by Dick Powell); [0:15] You're Off to See the World (sung by The Andrews Sisters and Mens Chorus); [0:30] Gimme Some Skin (sung and danced by The Andrews Sisters and guests of the Pal-O-Mine Dance Hall); [0:40] A Sailor's Life For Me (sung by Dick Foran, Dick Powell, Lou Costello and Mens Chorus); [0:52] unidentified instrumental (danced by the Condos Brothers); [0:54] We're in the Navy (sung by Dick Powell and Mens Chorus); [0:57] Sailor's Hornpipe (played on harmonica, danced by Lou Costello and Chorus); [1:00] Hula (danced by native girls); [1:02] Hula Ba Lua (sung by The Andrews Sisters, danced by The Andrews Sisters and Chorus Girls); [1:22] Starlight, Starbright (sung by Dick Powell and The Andrews Sisters); [1:23] We're in the Navy (sung by The Andrews Sisters, Dick Powell and Mens Chorus)