Annie the tugboat captain tries to help two young lovers come together.Annie the tugboat captain tries to help two young lovers come together.Annie the tugboat captain tries to help two young lovers come together.
Oscar Apfel
- Reynolds
- (uncredited)
Jessie Arnold
- Miss Blake - Severn's Secretary
- (uncredited)
Vince Barnett
- Cab Driver
- (uncredited)
Robert Barrat
- First Mate of 'Glacier Queen'
- (uncredited)
Wallis Clark
- Second Banker
- (uncredited)
Willie Fung
- Chow - the Cook
- (uncredited)
Charles Giblyn
- Banker John Wilcox
- (uncredited)
Marilyn Harris
- Pat Severn, as a Child
- (uncredited)
Sam Harris
- Onlooker on Schooner
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe tugboat used as the "Narcissus" in the film was then named the "Wallowa." It was leased to the filmmakers in Seattle by the Foss Launch & Tug Co. After the movie was filmed, the tugboat was refitted with a new engine and renamed the "Arthur Foss," after Thea Foss's son, who was then president of the Foss Co. Today, the tugboat "Arthur Foss" is owned by the Northwest Seaport Maritime Heritage Center. It is docked on Lake Union in Seattle, next to the Museum of History and Industry, and is open for tours on weekends. The "Arthur Foss" is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The tugboat can also be seen in the MGM short Forbidden Passage (1941), albeit with the picture flipped to help disguise the name on the bow.
- Quotes
Alexander 'Alec' Brennan: Mother! Are you all right? Did he strike you?
Annie Brennan: No! Your father has never struck me. Except in self-defense.
- ConnectionsEdited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
Featured review
Dressler and Beery Together Again
The first thing I want to say is that "Tugboat Annie" is not just a comedy. I wouldn't even say it's primarily a comedy. It is a drama first and a comedy second.
Annie Brennan (Marie Dressler) owned and operated a tugboat with her shiftless drunkard of a husband, Terry (Wallace Beery). The two had a son named Alec who grew up to be the youngest captain of an ocean liner and they couldn't have been more proud. Annie was a good mother and Alec (Robery Young) was an excellent son. Even after he'd made something of himself he didn't high hat his parents. Though they were still nothing more than unrefined tugboat operators Alec showed them off with pride.
If Annie had one flaw it was her loyalty to Terry. His drinking got them into one problem after another. It even put Annie on the rocks with her own son. She was hopelessly torn between her loyalty to both men when Alec told his mother she'd have to make a choice: leave Terry and live in a nice apartment inland or stay with Terry on the Narcissus (the name of their tugboat).
"Tugboat Annie" was touching, saddening, maddening, and even suspenseful. Yes, it was funny at times, but I'm glad it didn't try to make it as a straight comedy. Dressler and Beery make an incomparable combo. They also starred together in "Min and Bill" (1930) which was a good movie as well. Also of note in "Tugboat Annie" was Maureen O'Sullivan ("Skyscraper Souls" and "Payment Deferred") who played Alec's fiance, and Paul Hurst.
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Annie Brennan (Marie Dressler) owned and operated a tugboat with her shiftless drunkard of a husband, Terry (Wallace Beery). The two had a son named Alec who grew up to be the youngest captain of an ocean liner and they couldn't have been more proud. Annie was a good mother and Alec (Robery Young) was an excellent son. Even after he'd made something of himself he didn't high hat his parents. Though they were still nothing more than unrefined tugboat operators Alec showed them off with pride.
If Annie had one flaw it was her loyalty to Terry. His drinking got them into one problem after another. It even put Annie on the rocks with her own son. She was hopelessly torn between her loyalty to both men when Alec told his mother she'd have to make a choice: leave Terry and live in a nice apartment inland or stay with Terry on the Narcissus (the name of their tugboat).
"Tugboat Annie" was touching, saddening, maddening, and even suspenseful. Yes, it was funny at times, but I'm glad it didn't try to make it as a straight comedy. Dressler and Beery make an incomparable combo. They also starred together in "Min and Bill" (1930) which was a good movie as well. Also of note in "Tugboat Annie" was Maureen O'Sullivan ("Skyscraper Souls" and "Payment Deferred") who played Alec's fiance, and Paul Hurst.
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- Dec 15, 2023
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Ana la del remolcador
- Filming locations
- Lake Union, Seattle, Washington, USA(opening credit sequence)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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