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Navy Blues (1937)

1937 · Feature film · 67 min · dir. Ralph Staub

  • Comedy
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Synopsis

When Navy shipmates Russell J. "Rusty" Gibbs, Gerald "Biff" Jones, Chips and Gateleg go on shore leave, lady-killer Rusty is challenged by his friends to take dowdy librarian Doris Kimbell to the Crow's Nest Cafe, a popular Navy hangout. Accepting the bet, Rusty is soon at the library trying to romance an unimpressed Doris. As a cover, Rusty checks out a book on algebra in which Doris' beau, Julian Everett, is unusually interested. The two men escort Doris home, where Rusty receives a chilly reception from Doris' aunt, Beulah Wayne, who disapproves of common sailors. Rusty lies to them, saying that he is a candidate for Annapolis, although actually he is too old, and Doris is impressed enough to go walking on the beach with him the next day. He makes another date with her, but Chips and Gateleg tell the family the truth about Rusty not really being an Annapolis candidate. When Rusty goes to pick up Doris, she gives him the cold shoulder, but he lies to her again, telling her that he is in Naval Intelligence. Doris believes him and goes with him to the Crow's Nest, where Chips, Gateleg and Biff are stunned by the transformation Rusty has worked on the now beautiful Doris. Rusty wins his bet and leaves the cafe with Doris, but not before Julian, who really is a spy, overhears that Rusty is in intelligence. The next day, Julian and his cohorts, Dr. Crowley and Lawson, discuss their fear that Rusty may have solved their secret code, which is contained in the algebra book he…

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Details

Director
Ralph Staub
Writer
Eric Taylor
Studio
Republic Pictures
Released
1937-03-29
Running time
67 minutes
Language
English
Collection
Feature Films

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★ · Worth seeing. · jvervalen · 2005-11-23

This film although kinda corney by our standards today, is a very good example of the innocese of the 30's and a very refreshing look back at yesteryear. This is a love story/intreage and you can still find this type of story line in lots of todays movies. Again this movie is worth seeing if only for letting yourself go and relive the way people tryed to escape the depression.

★★★★ · Good movie · jimelena · 2006-11-13

I really wanted to not like this movie. But I did like it, so it must be pretty not bad.

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