Sweetheart of the Navy (1937)
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.
Director:
Duncan Mansfield
Writer:
Carroll Graham
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Eric Linden as Eddie Harris |
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Cecilia Parker as Joan Whitney |
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Roger Imhof as Commander Lodge |
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Bernadene Hayes as Mazie |
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Don Barclay as Pete |
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Etta McDaniel as Lily, the Cook |
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Reed Howes as Andrews |
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Eddy Waller as Krump |
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Jason Robards Sr. as Bumper |
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Cully Richards as Andy |
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John T. Murray as Carson |
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Art Miles as Jack |
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Henry Roquemore as Jones |
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Fred Murray as Henry |
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Vance Carroll as Steve |
| Directing | Duncan Mansfield | Director |
| Writing | Carroll Graham | Screenplay |
| Writing | Garrett Graham | Story |
| Writing | Jay Strauss | Story |
