Hit The Deck (1955)
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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… More 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. Some fun is extracted from the fact that Tamblyn is the son of by-the-book admiral Walter Pidgeon. Additional comedy relief is provided by Alan King (the same!) and Henry Slate as a pair of dumb-dumb shore patrolmen. The Vincent Youmans-Leo Robin-Clifford Grey-Irving Caesar score includes such standards as "Sometimes I'm Happy", "I Know that You Know", and the showstopping "Hallelujah". The 1930 version of Hit the Deck, starring Jack Oakie, was filmed by RKO; that version was purchased by MGM and hasn't been seen publicly in nearly 70 years. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Roy Rowland
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1955 Wide
- Studio
- MGM Home Entertainment
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Cast
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Jane Powell
as Susan Smith
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Tony Martin
as Chief Boatswain's Mate William F. Clark
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Debbie Reynolds
as Carol Pace
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Walter Pidgeon
as Read Admiral Daniel Xavier Smith
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Vic Damone
as Rico Ferrari
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Gene Raymond
as Wendell Craig
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Ann Miller
as Ginger
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Russ Tamblyn
as Danny Xavier Smith
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J. Carrol Naish
as Mr. Petroni
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Kay Armen
as Mrs. Ottavio Ferrari
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Richard Anderson
as Lt. Jackson
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Jane Darwell
as Jenny
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Henry Slate
as Shore patrol
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Alan King
as Shore patrol
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The Jubalaires
as Themselves
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Frank Reynolds
as Dancer
