11 tracks | 678 84 | Stats US Navy The Andrews Sisters Anne Shelton navy military 1940s wwii americana. Media in category "You're in the Navy Now" The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Teakettle's veterans will afford him enough help to accomplish the ship's goals. 15% off sitewide (excluding sale items, exclusives, and select items) Shipping Promotions. [6] Bosley Crowther of The New York Times praised the screenplay, acting, and directing, calling it "the most explosively funny service picture that has come along since the nickelodeon versions of the sinking of the battleship Maine". You're in the Navy Now is a 1951 comedy film about the United States Navy in the first months of World War II. It is directed by Henry Hathaway and stars Gary Cooper as a new officer wanting duty at sea but who is instead assigned to an experimental project without much hope of success. Because his finances are low and he is seeking background for a new book, author Tony Barratt and his wife Dora return to his country home in Connecticut. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. In July 1953, a Superior Court jury ruled in favor of Twentieth Century-Fox. His acting is of the economical and yet clear and versatile type that would make any audience identify itself with his frustration". At Norfolk Naval Base in the opening months of World War II, Lieutenant John W. Harkness (Cooper), a newly commissioned officer, bids goodbye to wife Ellie (Jane Greer) and reports aboard the PC-1168 unaware that his civilian background in engineering and his Rutgers education has elected him, by means of a hole punched in an IBM card, to head a secret project and command the ship. In WW2, the Allies race against time to persuade two nuclear scientists working for the Germans to switch sides. USS Marquette (AKA-95) - Wikipedia PC-452's executive officer, Lt.(j.g.) R1279 Gary Cooper Eddie Albert You're in the Navy Now 1951 8 x 10 vintage photo. Search for "You're in the Navy Now" on Amazon.com, Title: When the film failed to gain an audience, it was re-titled to the present title. The officers hit upon a scheme to enter a crewman in the base boxing championship to unite the crew. Teakettle. [4], Despite glowing reviews, the film did not attract audiences. Teakettle, 1951) till director Robert Aldrich’s Apache (1954), he was known as Charles Buchinsky, his birth name. Unfortunately he finds the crew and its officers share his novice status or only have experience in diesel engines. The crew bets heavily on their shipmate, and to ensure that the "Teakettle" does not fail a sea trial scheduled for the day of the fight, smuggles distilled water aboard. (j.g.) Product Promotions. It was released by 20th Century Fox and its initial release was titled U.S.S. Aside from PC-1168, ships that appeared prominently in the film were USS Luzon (ARG-2), USS Albemarle (AV-5), USS Marquette (AKA-95), USS Fremont (APA-44), USS Chilton (APA-38), USS Roanoke (CL-145), USS Perry (DD-844),USS Vulcan (AR-5) and USS Mattabesset (AOG-52). Need some streaming picks for the month? Ellie, who is with the WAVES, gets information to her husband about Tennant's activities. You're in the Navy Now is a disappointing naval comedy that seems to have played much better when it was originally released. The film climaxes with the Official Sea Trial of the "Teakettle" in which the crew improvises a successful run. 11 of 13 people found this review helpful. People have been made by it, and broken by it. This humorous piece recounted incidents from Hazard's own World War II experience as captain of a diesel-powered warship. 1951 Directed by Henry Hathaway. In 1894, Brant Royle shocks the aristocratic tobacco growers of Kingsmont by planning to mass-produce cigarettes. U.S.S. Without any film-acting experience other than a year of learning at the Pasadena Playhouse, he had headed for Hollywood where, from his film debut in You’re in the Navy Now (initial title: U.S.S. you're in the navy now! The crew of the submarine chaser assume that Harkness is Regular Navy. Teakettle's veterans will afford him enough help to accomplish the ship's goals. The engineering officer, Ens. Kirk Douglas & Jane Greer in 1947 Out Of … Navy isn't dated in the usual sense, at least no more so than most other films of the same period; but it does come across as dated in that it involves a kind of situational comedy that has become overly familiar through the decades since it was released. Joanne Dru was the studio's first choice for the character of Ensign Ellie Harkness, but when she declined to sign a long-term contract, Jane Greer was cast instead. You're in the Navy Now is a 1951 comedy film about the United States Navy in the first months of World War II. [8] Erickson agrees: "Viewed today, You're in the Navy Now doesn't seem quite as funny as many observers thought it was in 1951, hampered by the cut-and-dried 'factory' look common to most 20th Century Fox releases of the era". Used Availability: This item is currently not available. Marquette, while docked at Norfolk Navy Yard in 1951, appeared prominently in the film You're in the Navy Now. View production, box office, & company info. You're in the Navy Now was filmed in black-and-white in 1950 on location in Newport News, Virginia,[5] at the Norfolk Naval Yard in Hampton Roads, Virginia, and aboard the PC-1168 based there. While he is finding a theme for ... See full summary », When Lt. John Harknesshe, a 90 day wonder with an engineering degree, is assigned as the new skipper of submarine chaser equipped with an experimental steam engine, he hopes that the U.S.S. The first trial results in the ship being towed into port, disparaged as the "USS Teakettle" by the rest of the base. You're in the Navy Now; Images. DVD Condition. You're in the Navy Now: A teenage recruit sees front-line action in WWII Paperback – June 2, 2013 by Alan Higgins (Author) 4.0 out of 5 stars 1 rating Likeable and lively, "You're in the Navy Now" was scripted by Richard Murphy, based on a New Yorker article by John W. Hazard, and directed by Henry Hathaway. Written by 1951 - Boulevard Drive-In Ad - 22 Apr MC - Allentown PA.jpg 905 × 1,825; 277 KB. Character study of a Doctor who saves a local criminal from a mob who are trying to hang him, but then tries to control the life of the young man, realizing that he can exploit his secret. Adventure. Call Military OneSource 800-342-9647 to speak with a consultant.