The Navy Comes Through (1942)
- Starring:
- Pat O'Brien, George Murphy, (more)
- Director(s):
- Edward Sutherland
Synopsis of The Navy Comes Through
A combat picture was virtually a license to print money in 1942, and RKO Radio's The Navy Comes Through was no exception (net profit: $542,000). Most of the film takes place on the ramshackle old merchant-marine freighter, skippered by Captain McCall (Ray Collins). The captain and his stalwart crew-the most stalwart of which are Mallory (Pat O'Brien), Sands (George Murphy), Babe (Jackie Cooper), Tarriba (Desi Arnaz) and Berringer (Max Baer Sr.)-keep busy by blowing Nazi bombers and U-boats to smithereens. The crewmen cap their accomplishments by capturing a Nazi supply ship and using it against its own navy. The easily forgettable romantic subplot concerns Sands' on-and-off relationship with Myra (Jane Wyatt). The Navy Comes Through was inspired by Borden Chase's serialized Saturday Evening Post story "Pay to Learn". ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Navy Comes Through
- Pat O'Brien - Mallory
- Jane Wyatt - Myra
- Carl Esmond - Kroner
- Desi Arnaz - Tarriba
- Lee Bonnell - Kovac
- Frank Fenton - Hodum
- Marten Lamont - Doctor
- Ralph Dunn - Cop
- Edgar Dearing - Chief Petty Officer
- George Melford - Chief Engineer
- George Blagoi - German Captain
- George Murphy - Sands
- Jackie Cooper - Babe
- Max Baer - Berringer
- Ray Collins - Capt. McCall
- Frank Jenks - Sampter
- Joey Ray - Dennis
- Cyril Ring - 1st Officer
- Mary Young - Mrs. Duttson
- Monte Montague - 3rd Mate
- Helmut Dantine - German Seaman
- Joe Cunningham - Mr. Duttson
- Director(s):
- Edward Sutherland
- Writer(s):
- Aeneas MacKenzie, Derek N. Twist, Earl W. Baldwin
- Producer(s):
- Islin Auster
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