Hit the Deck
Summary:
Hit the Deck is the second film version of the same-named 1927 hit Broadway musical. Though updated for the 1950s, the basic plot remains the same. Sailors Tony Martin, Vic Damone and Russ Tamblyn spend their entire shore leave in pursuit of three beautiful gals. Martin is "that way" about Ann Miller, Damone is stuck on Jane Powell, and Russ Tamblyn only has eyes for Debbie Reynolds. ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Jane Powell - (Susan Smith)
Tony Martin - (Chief Boatswain's Mate William F. Clark)
Debbie Reynolds - (Carol Pace)
Walter Pidgeon - (Read Admiral Daniel Xavier Smith)
Vic Damone - (Rico Ferrari)
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Review:
Gobs pursuing gals while on shore leave was a situation that had served musical movies well for many years (see On the Town, Follow the Fleet, Anchors Aweigh, etc.), but by 1955, it was a situation that needed some new twist if it wasn't to seem shopworn. Hit the Deck's screenplay doesn't find that new twist, and that fact -- plus so... Continue >>
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