This Man's Navy.
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During World War II, Chief Aviation Pilot Ned Trumpet (Wallace Beery) is in charge of a blimp at Lakehurst, New Jersey naval base. "Old Gas Bag" brags about his "son," then realizes that he will need someone to impersonate his fictional son. Jess Weaver (Tom Drake) is a young disabled man, arranging for an operation to fix his legs, injured in a riding accident. Weaver goes along with the deception and soon earns his Navy wings and commission as an ensign.
Credits
- Cast
- Wallace Beery, Tom Drake
Copyright
3Jan45 L13051, renewed 7Jan72 R520961 Renewal claimant: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc Original author: Loew’s
Complete catalog record
THIS MAN'S NAVY. Loew's Inc., c1945. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 10 reels, sd., b&w. Based on an idea by Herman E. Halland. Credits: Producer, Samuel Marx; director, William A. Wellman; story and screenplay, Borden Chase; music score, Nathaniel Shilkret; film editor, Irvine Warburton. © Loew's Inc.; 3Jan45; LP13051.
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
- Wikidata · Q7786127 ↗ — country
- U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright
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