All Ashore (1953)
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Co-written by director Richard Quine and Blake Edwards, All Ashore has so many excellent individual components that one wishes the sum total was better than it is. Mickey Rooney, Dick Haymes and Ray McDonald play a trio of eternally broke sailors, on shore leave at Catalina Island. Because of his propensity for getting into trouble, Rooney is the drudge of the group. Even so, it is Rooney who stands the best chance of succeeding when all three gobs set their sights on lovely millionaire's daughter Barbara Bates. McDonald's perennial dancing partner Peggy Ryan is on hand for a few musical numbers, while Haymes gets to display his rich singing voice as he woos Jody Lawrance. Highlights include an elaborate "opera bouffe" dream sequence and a running gag involving a pianist with twelve fingers. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Mickey Rooney - Francis "Moby" Dickerson
- Peggy Ryan - Gay Night
- Barbara Bates - Jane Stanton
- Jean Willes - Rose
- Dick Crockett - Guard
- Ben Welden - Bartender
- Joan Shawlee - Hedy
- Jody Lawrance - Nancy Flynn
- Dick Haymes - Joe Carter
- Ray McDonald - Skip Edwards
- Fay Roope - Commodore Stanton
- Patricia Walker - Susie
- Frank Kreig - Arthur Barnaby
- Gloria Pall - Lucretia
- Eddie Parker - Sheriff Billings
- Director(s):
- Richard Quine
- Writer(s):
- Richard Quine, Blake Edwards
- Producer(s):
- Jonie Taps
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