Sweetheart of the Navy (1937)

  • NR
  • 06/08/1937 (US)
  • Romance, Comedy, Music
  • 1h 1m

She Was Tops To Him...But He Was At The Bottom In Her Opinion!

Overview

Singer Joan Whitney, called the "Sweetheart of the Navy" by sailors, is struggling to re-open the Snug Harbor Cafe. After her partner, Richard, skips town with the money owed to their creditors, the club opens unceremoniously. Two of Joan's sailor friends, Andy and Pete, offer to help her raise money for the club by staging a fight with Bumper Martin, boxing champion of the fleet. At Andy's request, straight-laced yeoman Eddie Harris replaces him in the upcoming fight. Andy and Pete then intimidate or coerce the sailors into betting on the fight, promising to give Joan the profits. Navy Commander Lodge, who is grooming Eddie for the Naval Academy at Annapolis, is against the fight, however, and Joan decides to "vamp" Eddie to make him fight.

Duncan Mansfield

Director

Carroll Graham

Screenplay

Garrett Graham

Story

Jay Strauss

Story

Cast

Eric Linden's headshot

Eric Linden

Eddie Harris
Cecilia Parker's headshot

Cecilia Parker

Joan Whitney
Roger Imhof's headshot

Roger Imhof

Commander Lodge
Bernadene Hayes's headshot

Bernadene Hayes

Mazie
Don Barclay's headshot

Don Barclay

Pete
Etta McDaniel's headshot

Etta McDaniel

Lily, the Cook
Reed Howes's headshot

Reed Howes

Andrews
Eddy Waller's headshot

Eddy Waller

Krump

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