In the Navy

Russ Raymond, America's number one crooner, disappears and joins the Navy under the name Tommy Halstead. Dorothy Roberts, a magazine journalist, is intent on finding out what happened to Russ and she tries everything she can to get a picture of him to prove he's Russ Raymond. Tommy's friends, Pomeroy Watson and Smokey Adams,help him while Pomeroy writes love letters to Patty Andrews. But because Smokey makes Pomeroy lie about himself in the letters, and when Patty comes to the Navy base, she's furious at Pomeroy. When Pomeroy, Smokey, Tommy and the Andrews sisters set sail for Hawaii, Pomeroy discovers there's a tomato in the potato locker, and she's been snapping shots of Tommy the whole trip. Whether Pomeroy's proving that 7 x 13 = 28 - three different ways, having Smokey help him play ship captain for Patty, or falling out of his hammock, it's an Abbott and Costello classic

Dick Powell put Claire Dodd across his knees and spank her with his hand. The publicity still is much, much better than the scene itself. In the movie, the spanking is shown only in passing, and the camera never holds still on the spanking.

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Bud Abbott.... Smokey Adams
Lou Costello.... Seaman Pomeroy Watson
Dick Powell.... Thomas Halstead, aka Russ Raymond
Claire Dodd.... Dorothy 'Dot' Roberts
Patty Andrews.... Patty (as The Andrews Sisters)
Maxene Andrews.... Maxene (as The Andrews Sisters)
Laverne Andrews.... Laverne (as The Andrews Sisters)
Dick Foran.... CPO Dynamite Dugan
Billy Lenhart.... Butch (commander's nephew) (as Butch)
Kenneth Brown.... Buddy (commander's nephew) (as Buddy)
Shemp Howard.... Dizzy
Frank Condos.... Tapdancing Sailor #1 (as The Condos Brothers)
Harry Condos.... Tapdancing Sailor #2 (as The Condos Brothers)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Alexander.... Big, Balding, Aggressive Man at Dancehall

Douglas Wood.... Admiral

Directed by
Arthur Lubin

Writing credits
Arthur T. Horman (story)

Arthur T. Horman (screenplay) &
John Grant (screenplay)

Produced by
Alex Gottlieb.... associate producer

Original Music by
Don Raye (songs "Starlight, Starbright", "We're Off to See the World", "Gimme Some Skin, My Friend", "A Sailor's Life for Me", "We're in the Navy", "Hula-Ba-Luau", "You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith")
Gene de Paul (songs "Starlight, Starbright", We're Off to See the World", "Gimme Some Skin, My Friend", "A Sailor's Life for Me", "We're in the Navy", "Hula-Ba-Luau") (as Gene DePaul)
Frank Skinner (incidental music)

Cinematography by
Joseph A. Valentine (as Joseph Valentine)

Film Editing by
Philip Cahn

Art Direction by
Jack Otterson

Set Decoration by
Russell A. Gausman (as R.A. Gausman)

Costume Design by
Vera West (gowns)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phil Karlson.... assistant director (as Philip P. Karlstein)

Art Department
Harold H. MacArthur.... associate art director

Sound Department
Bernard B. Brown.... sound supervisor
Charles Carroll.... technician

Special Effects by
John P. Fulton.... special effects

Other crew
Ted Cain.... music supervisor
Nick Castle.... stager: musical numbers
H.E. Harris.... technical advisor
Joan Hathaway.... dialogue director
Charles Previn.... musical director
Don Raye.... lyricist: "Starlight, Starbright", We're Off to See the World", "Gimme Some Skin, My Friend", "A Sailor's Life for Me", "We're in the Navy" and "Hula-Ba-Luau"
Vic Schoen.... music arranger
Gene de Paul.... lyricist: "Starlight, Starbright", We're Off to See the World", "Gimme Some Skin, My Friend", "A Sailor's Life for Me", "We're in the Navy" and "Hula-Ba-Luau" (as Gene DePaul)
Roger Lewis.... lyricist: "The Oceana Roll"
R. Lovell.... lyricist: "Anchors Aweigh" )
Alfred Hart Miles.... lyricist: "Anchors Aweigh"
Bob Moak.... unit publicity writer
Crew verified as complete

Production Companies
Universal Pictures [us]
Distributors
Universal Pictures [us] (1941) (USA) (theatrical)
Realart Pictures Inc. [us] (1948) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
Image Entertainment Inc. [us] (USA) (DVD)
MCA/Universal Home Video [us] (USA) (VHS)
MCA/Universal Home Video [us] (USA) (laserdisc)
Other Companies
United States Navy [us] dedicatee for invaluable cooperation
Also Known As:
Abbott and Costello In the Navy
Hello, Sailor (USA) (working title)
Abbott y Costello en la marina (Argentina) [es]
Runtime: 86 min / Argentina:90 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)