Navy Blues (1929 film)

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Navy Blues
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Directed by Clarence Brown
Written by Raymond L. Schrock (story)
Dale Van Every (adaptation)
J.C. Nugent (dialogue)
Elliott Nugent (dialogue)
W. L. River (dialogue)
Produced byClarence Brown
Starring William Haines
Anita Page
Cinematography Merritt B. Gerstad
Edited by Hugh Wynn
Music by William Axt
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • December 20, 1929 (1929-12-20)
Running time
75-77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Navy Blues is a 1929 American Pre-Code romance film starring William Haines as a sailor and Anita Page as the girl he romances and leaves. This was Haines' first talking picture. [1]

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References

  1. "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved September 20, 2023.