Let's Go Navy!

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Let's Go Navy!
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Theatrical poster
Directed by William Beaudine
Written by Max Adams
Bert Lawrence
Produced byJan Grippo
Starring Leo Gorcey
Huntz Hall

David Gorcey
William Benedict
Cinematography Marcel LePicard
Edited by William Austin
Music by Edward J. Kay
Production
company
Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • July 29, 1951 (1951-07-29)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Let's Go Navy! is a 1951 comedy film starring the Bowery Boys, the 23rd film in the series. The film was released on July 29, 1951 by Monogram Pictures.

Contents

Plot

A local charity has raised $1,600 and entrusted the boys with it. The boys are robbed of the cash by two men dressed as sailors. Believing them to be real sailors, the boys enlist in the Navy under fake names to find the culprits. They spend a year at sea but cannot locate the thieves. However, Sach wins $2,000 gambling and the boys return to the Bowery. They are robbed by the same two men, but with the assistance of their Navy pal Mervin Longnecker, they capture the crooks. They return to the Navy office to receive their commendations but are mistakenly reenlisted.

Cast

The Bowery Boys

Remaining cast

Production

Let's Go Navy! is the final Bowery Boys film to feature Buddy Gorman; beginning with the next film in the series, Bennie Bartlett rejoined the group. It is also the last film produced by Jan Grippo, who left the series after his wife died. [1]

The script was written by Leonard Stern under the pseudonym Max Adams. After cowriting Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town with Martin Ragaway, Stern wanted write a feature on his own. He adopted the pseudonym because he "wasn't particularly proud of doing a Bowery Boy [film]". [2]

Home media

Warner Archives released the film on made-to-order DVD in the United States as part of The Bowery Boys, Volume Two on April 9, 2013.

References

  1. Hayes, David (1982). The Films of the Bowery Boys. Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press. ISBN   978-0806509310.
  2. Writers Guild Foundation, (video; starts at 9:20 minutes). "The Writer Speaks: Leonard Stern (interview)". Youtube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2020-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)