True to the Navy
1930 film by Frank Tuttle
- May 25, 1930 (1930-05-25)
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True to the Navy is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle for Paramount Pictures.[1] The film stars Clara Bow as a counter girl at a San Diego drugstore with a predilection for sailors. Eventually, she sets her sights on Bull's Eye McCoy (Fredric March), a stiff-necked gunner's mate.
Plot
Cast
- Clara Bow as Ruby Nolan
- Fredric March as "Bull's-Eye" McCoy
- Stanley "Tiny" Morner as Bob Oldfield
- Harry Green as Solomon Bimberg
- Sam Hardy as Brady
- Rex Bell as Eddie
- Ray Cooke as Peewee
- Eddie Fetherston as Michael
- Eddie Dunn as Albert
- Adele Windsor as Maizie
- Harry Sweet as Artie
Critical reception
Allmovie wrote, "the spectacle of distinguished actor Frederic March in sailor togs, chewing gum and dispensing sez-you dialogue, is worth the admission price in itself";[2] while The New York Times noted, "it is a moderately deserting Summer-weather film, which succeeded in eliciting a good deal of laughter at its showing yesterday."[3]
References
- ^ "True to the Navy". BFI. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016.
- ^ "True to the Navy (1930) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ Hall, Mordaunt (May 24, 1930). "Movie Review - Ladies of Leisure - The Screen; Will Rogers's New Comedy. A Sweetheart on Every Ship. Miss Stanwyck Triamphs. Gives Fine Screen Performance in "Ladies of Leisure." TRIP OF PINCHOTS IN FILM. "South Seas" at the Cameo Reveals Picturesque Far-Off Scenes". The New York Times.
External links
- True to the Navy at IMDb
- True to the Navy is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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Films directed by Frank Tuttle
- The Cradle Buster (1922)
- Second Fiddle (1923)
- Youthful Cheaters (1923)
- Puritan Passions (1923)
- Grit (1924)
- Dangerous Money (1924)
- A Kiss in the Dark (1925)
- Miss Bluebeard (1925)
- The Manicure Girl (1925)
- The Lucky Devil (1925)
- Lovers in Quarantine (1925)
- The American Venus (1926)
- The Untamed Lady (1926)
- Love 'Em and Leave 'Em (1926)
- Kid Boots (1926)
- Blind Alleys (1927)
- One Woman to Another (1927)
- Time to Love (1927)
- The Spotlight (1927)
- Love and Learn (1928)
- Something Always Happens (1928)
- Easy Come, Easy Go (1928)
- Varsity (1928)
- His Private Life (1928)
- Marquis Preferred (1929)
- The Canary Murder Case (1929)
- The Studio Murder Mystery (1929)
- The Greene Murder Case (1929)
- Sweetie (1929)
- Only the Brave (1930)
- Men Are Like That (1930)
- The Benson Murder Case (1930)
- Paramount on Parade (1930)
- True to the Navy (1930)
- Love Among the Millionaires (1930)
- Her Wedding Night (1930)
- It Pays to Advertise (1931)
- No Limit (1931)
- Dude Ranch (1931)
- This Reckless Age (1932)
- This Is the Night (1932)
- The Big Broadcast (1932)
- Dangerously Yours (1933)
- Pleasure Cruise (1933)
- Roman Scandals (1933)
- Ladies Should Listen (1934)
- Springtime for Henry (1934)
- Here Is My Heart (1934)
- All the King's Horses (1935)
- The Glass Key (1935)
- Two for Tonight (1935)
- College Holiday (1936)
- Waikiki Wedding (1937)
- Doctor Rhythm (1938)
- Paris Honeymoon (1939)
- I Stole a Million (1939)
- Charlie McCarthy, Detective (1939)
- Lucky Jordan (1942)
- This Gun for Hire (1942)
- Hostages (1943)
- The Hour Before the Dawn (1944)
- Don Juan Quilligan (1945)
- The Great John L. (1945)
- Suspense (1946)
- Swell Guy (1946)
- Gunman in the Streets (1950)
- The Magic Face (1951)
- Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)
- A Cry in the Night (1956)
- Island of Lost Women (1959)
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