| Let's Go Navy! | |
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| Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | William Beaudine |
| Written by | Max Adams Bert Lawrence |
| Produced by | Jan 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 by | Monogram Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.
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.
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]
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.
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