This movie is hilarious! Normally, I don't like Gary Cooper, but his incompetence is just what this movie calls for. He's perfect in this one! He plays a newly commissioned skipper who has zero sea experience. He plans on relying on his experienced crew, but they're just as green as he is! Everything goes wrong, from the first moment he steps on board. He can't even get the engine to turn over, and when the ship pulls out of the dock, it crashes into another ship while Admiral Ed Begley looks on. In one hilarious mishap, one inept crew member tries to signal to another ship. He has to ask his pal what SOS is in Morse code, then he gets reprimanded for shining his light during a blackout. The signaled ship starts firing on theirs in answer! Maybe he got the dots and dashes wrong...
There are also a couple of naughty scenes involving Gary and his wife, Jane Greer. Jane's in the WAVES, but then they both enjoy shore leave, they always pick up where they left off. To entice him in one scene, Jane tells him she's going to go home and change. "What do you mean change?" Gary asks. "Take a shower, freshen up. . . You know, change." Gary gets the message and hurries after her. It's quite suggestive, and quite fun to see him letting his hair down. Jane Greer, who never got to be an A-tier actress, shows her chops off in this part. She doesn't have much screen time, but she's tough, supportive, and sultry. Just what every middle-aged husband wanted to return to!
Check this Navy comedy out, even if you don't like Gary Cooper. You'll get to see Eddie Albert, Millard Mitchell, John McIntire, Ray Collins, Jack Webb, and a very young, cutie, Charles Bronson. He was such a doll when he was younger, wasn't he?
There are also a couple of naughty scenes involving Gary and his wife, Jane Greer. Jane's in the WAVES, but then they both enjoy shore leave, they always pick up where they left off. To entice him in one scene, Jane tells him she's going to go home and change. "What do you mean change?" Gary asks. "Take a shower, freshen up. . . You know, change." Gary gets the message and hurries after her. It's quite suggestive, and quite fun to see him letting his hair down. Jane Greer, who never got to be an A-tier actress, shows her chops off in this part. She doesn't have much screen time, but she's tough, supportive, and sultry. Just what every middle-aged husband wanted to return to!
Check this Navy comedy out, even if you don't like Gary Cooper. You'll get to see Eddie Albert, Millard Mitchell, John McIntire, Ray Collins, Jack Webb, and a very young, cutie, Charles Bronson. He was such a doll when he was younger, wasn't he?