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In the Navy (1941)

In the Navy poster
Directed by
Arthur Lubin
Genre
comedy film, musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A famous singer joins the Navy to escape his fans and meets two bumbling sailors. The trio gets into a series of comedic mishaps while trying to keep the singer's identity secret.

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What happens

In the Navy is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring the team of Abbott and Costello alongside Dick Powell, Claire Dodd and The Andrews Sisters. Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, it was the second service comedy based on the peacetime draft of 1940. The comedy team appeared in two other service comedies in 1941, before the United States entered the war: Buck Privates released in January and Keep 'Em Flying released in November. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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