To my mind,a musical slapstick comedy, superior in interest to the Abbott and Costello hit of the previous year: "Buck Privates". This one is not about misadventures during basic training. The boys have been in the Navy for 6 years, yet have never been on a ship! Lou has been a shore baker for most of the time.
Besides following the misadventures of A&C, the plot centers around the adversarial relationship between Dick Powell: a Sinatra- like crooner idol, and a phony chambermaid (Dorothy) for the place he is hiding out, trying to exit from his celebrity status. She wants to get snapshots of Powell before and after he enters the Navy, to accompany writ-ups of his current activities. Yes, a pretty dumb plot, but the main interest is in the comedy and music.
As in "Buck Privates", we have the Andrews Sisters occasionally popping up to sing a song, none of the tunes being especially memorable, although the lyrics were good and often appropriate. Dick Powell also gets to sing a couple of songs.
Lou steals some money, and Bud steals it from him, via a fixed shell game and confusing Lou's count of the bills....Lou has a crush on Patti Andrew, and tries to impress her by somehow getting assigned to orchestrate a rowing team practicing in a beached rowboat, with humerus consequences.....Later, aboard a battleship, Lou has a hilarious time trying to sleep in a hammock. Their ship heads for Hawaii, where the boys enjoy a feast, with hula girls and The Andrew Sisters to boot.
Lou apparently accidentally spilled some potent sedative into a drink he served the captain and drank some himself. Both are knocked out cold. Lou has a dream in which he is the captain and The Andrew Sisters are ordered to visit the captain's cabin. After they arrive, he locks the door. He wants to show off his skill as captain, barking various contradictory orders through the loudspeakers. Of course, his ship zig-zags between the several others close by, and is headed straight for a ship when he awakens.
What about Powell and the phony 'maid" Dorothy? Well, maybe you can guess how they turn out at the end. Claire Dodd, who played the "maid", retired from films after the following year, to get remarried and raise a family.
Besides following the misadventures of A&C, the plot centers around the adversarial relationship between Dick Powell: a Sinatra- like crooner idol, and a phony chambermaid (Dorothy) for the place he is hiding out, trying to exit from his celebrity status. She wants to get snapshots of Powell before and after he enters the Navy, to accompany writ-ups of his current activities. Yes, a pretty dumb plot, but the main interest is in the comedy and music.
As in "Buck Privates", we have the Andrews Sisters occasionally popping up to sing a song, none of the tunes being especially memorable, although the lyrics were good and often appropriate. Dick Powell also gets to sing a couple of songs.
Lou steals some money, and Bud steals it from him, via a fixed shell game and confusing Lou's count of the bills....Lou has a crush on Patti Andrew, and tries to impress her by somehow getting assigned to orchestrate a rowing team practicing in a beached rowboat, with humerus consequences.....Later, aboard a battleship, Lou has a hilarious time trying to sleep in a hammock. Their ship heads for Hawaii, where the boys enjoy a feast, with hula girls and The Andrew Sisters to boot.
Lou apparently accidentally spilled some potent sedative into a drink he served the captain and drank some himself. Both are knocked out cold. Lou has a dream in which he is the captain and The Andrew Sisters are ordered to visit the captain's cabin. After they arrive, he locks the door. He wants to show off his skill as captain, barking various contradictory orders through the loudspeakers. Of course, his ship zig-zags between the several others close by, and is headed straight for a ship when he awakens.
What about Powell and the phony 'maid" Dorothy? Well, maybe you can guess how they turn out at the end. Claire Dodd, who played the "maid", retired from films after the following year, to get remarried and raise a family.