The Navy Way
“Filmed at Great Lakes Naval Training Station...with 70,000 of Uncle Sam's fighting Bluejackets...and a ship-shapely WAVE who makes the boys behave!”
The experiences of a disparate group of young men as they make their way through Navy boot camp.
Details
Release Date: 2/26/1944
Runtime: 74 minutes
Languages: English
Director: William Berke
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Companies: Paramount Pictures, Pine-Thomas Productions
Countries: United States of America
Where to watch · US
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CinemaSerf
It wouldn't be fair to just describe this as a piece pf propaganda, but the rallying call for would-be sailors is writ large. It's quite a personable affair, following the trials and tribulations of a group of recruits as they adjust from their life on civvy street to the new disciplines of the Service. Robert Lowery ("Johnny") and William Henry ("Randall") even manage to fall for the same woman Jean Parker ("Ellen") but will their loyalty to their country prevail...? This is a light hearted, jolly, cheap as chips piece of cinema that makes a slight nod to the unpopularity of the draft, but ultimately was a morale booster in 1944, and though sentimental in nature, is not unwatchable 70-odd years later.
