
Sailor Danny Xavier Smith and two other gobs try to save his sister Susan's virtue. She wants to get a role in the show "Hit the Deck". After wrecking the producers hotel suite, they land in the brig. But Danny's father is a Rear Admiral...... (Full plot summary below)
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Sailor Danny Xavier Smith and two other gobs try to save his sister Susan's virtue. She wants to get a role in the show "Hit the Deck". After wrecking the producers hotel suite, they land in the brig. But Danny's father is a Rear Admiral...
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| Radio TimesTom VallanceThe sailors-on-shore-leave theme may be familiar, but this version of the 1927 stage hit (with a totally new story) is immensely entertaining. |
| User ReviewJennifer HGreat Musical! This was the first golden era musical that I saw that was not considered a classic. So I have a lot of respect for it. The plot is nothing special. There are movies that came before it with the same idea of three sailors, on leave, meeting three beautiful women. But I think this has better motive and a better cast. To begin with: Jane Powell( one of my favorites), Vic Damone (who doesn't get enough credit), Russ Tamblyn, Debbie Reynolds, and Ann Miller. See! Right there, you're already blown away!The costumes are gorgeous and the dancing is creatively meshed. I just love it!! |
| User ReviewJames HNice MGM musical, but second rate for them. Very colorful, a few good musical numbers but nothing outstanding. Fine but unimpressive cast, routine all the way. |
| User ReviewMichael TFor some odd reason, MGM chose this adaptation of the 1927 stage hit as its final "all-star" musical - only Vic Damone, Russ Tamblyn and Debbie Reynolds would return to the studio for musical roles in the following years. Despite a melodic score ("Hallelujah," "More Than You Know," "I Know That You Know," "Sometimes I'm Happy"), the plot is bland. |
| User ReviewRichard DColorful musical with lots of talent involved, if only the script was better this would have been more memorable. |
| User ReviewGreg WWhile not in the same league as the classic MGM musicals, Hit the Deck is not without charm. There's a bevy of stars, most of them minor, a few exceptional singers, and a couple of fun dance sequences with Russ Tamblyn. You could do worse. |