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This rather spotty assortment of movies can hardly be
said to add up to a balanced or comprehensive exploration
of the subject.
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| Annapoliis Farewell (aka Gentlemen of
the Navy) (US, 1935, 75 mins) |
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| Usual tale of rivalries and misunderstanding
at US naval academy. Annapolis was a popular setting with
Hollywood scriptwriters of the 1920s and 30s. These Annapolis
clones are hardly worth listing separately but, for the
record, they include The Midshipman (1925), Annapolis(1928),
Salute (1929), Midshipman Jack (1933), Shipmates Forever
(1935), Annapolis Salute(1937), Hold 'em Navy (1937),
Navy Blue and Gold (1937) and the other titles already
covered herein. With Tom Brown, Richard Cromwell, Guy
Standing. Dir Alexander Hall |
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| The Blue Peter (aka Navy Heroes) (GB,
1954, 94 mins) |
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| Ex-POW from the Korean war gets job
as instructor at a school for sea cadets. With Kieron
Moore, Sarah Lawson, Brian Roper. Dir Wolf Rilla |
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| Cinderella Liberty (US, 1973, 117 mins)
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| Romance between a sailor and hooker
with heart of gold. With James Caan, Marsha Mason, Eli
Wallach. Dir Mark Rydell |
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| Depth Charge (GB, 1960, 55 mins) |
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| A Scottish trawler nets an unexploded
depth charge; the navy Mine Disposal Unit is called in.
With Alex McCrindle, David Orr, Alex Allen. Dir Jeremy
Summers |
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| A Few Good Men (US, 1992, 138 mins) |
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| Navy lawyer investigates a murder
at the Guantanamo base in Cuba. With Tom Cruise, Demi
Demi Moore, Jack Nicholson. Dir Rob Reiner |
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| Follow the Boys (US, 1963, 95 mins) |
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| A group of navy wives and girlfriends
in the wake of the US fleet in the Mediterranean. With
Connie Francis, Paula Prentiss, Janis Paige. Dir Richard
Thorpe |
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| Hogs and Warships (aka Buta to Gunken/The
Flesh is Hot) (Japan, 1961, 108 mins) |
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| Sordid tale of prostitutes and black
marketeers operating around the US naval base at Yokosuka.
With Hiroyuki Nagate, Jitsuko Yoshimura. Dir Shohei Imamura |
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| The Last Detail (US, 1973, 105 mins) |
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| Two sailors are assigned to escort
a prisoner across country to the brig. With Jack Nicholson,
Randy Quaid, Otis Young. Dir Hal Ashby |
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| Naval Academy (US, 1941, 65 mins) |
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| Class friction at the Annapolis naval
academy. With Freddie Bartholomew, Jimmy Lydon, Pierre
Watkin. Dir Erle C Kenton |
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| The Navy Way (US, 1944, 74 mins) |
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| Familiar problems of discipline and
commitment, set in the Naval Training Station, Great Lakes,
Chicago. With Robert Lowery, Jean Parker, Bill Henry.
Dir William Berke |
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| Navy Wife (aka Mother - Sir!) (US,
1956, 83 mins) |
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| Culture clash, as Japanese women and
the wives of sailors based in Japan compare their lots.
With Joan Bennett, Gary Merrill, Shirley Yamaguchi. Dir
Edward Bernds |
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| An Officer and a Gentleman (US, 1982,
125 mins) |
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| Various misfits and reprobates are
knocked into shape at the US Navy Officer Candidate School.
With Richard Gere, Debra Winger, Louis Gossett Jr. Dir
Taylor Hackford |
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| Seagulls Over Sorrento (aka Crest of
the Wave) (GB, 1954, 92 mins) |
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| Comedy-drama about tensions among
the personnel of a naval research establishment in Scotland.
With Gene Kelly, John Justin, Bernard Lee. Dir John &
Roy Boulting |
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| She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
(US,1995, 105 mins) |
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| True story of a case of sexual harassment
in the US navy and the legal aftermath. With Gail O'Grady,
Bess Armstrong, Matt Clark. Dir Larry Shaw. |
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| Three Brave Men (US, 1956, 88 mins) |
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| Navy Department investigators look
into the past of a civilian employee who's been judged
a security risk; an example of the 'Red scare' movies
of the 1950s. With Ray Milland, Ernest Borgnine, Dean
Jagger. Dir Philip Dunne |
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