True to the Navy

True to the Navy
Directed byFrank Tuttle
Written byKeene Thompson
Doris Anderson
Herman J. Mankiewicz
StarringClara Bow
Fredric March
Stanley "Tiny" Morner
Rex Bell
CinematographyVictor Milner
Edited byDoris Drought
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • May 25, 1930 (1930-05-25)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

True to the Navy is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle for Paramount Pictures.[1] The film stars Clara Bow as a counter girl at a San Diego drugstore with a predilection for sailors. Eventually, she sets her sights on Bull's Eye McCoy (Fredric March), a stiff-necked gunner's mate.

Plot

Cast

Critical reception

Allmovie wrote, "the spectacle of distinguished actor Frederic March in sailor togs, chewing gum and dispensing sez-you dialogue, is worth the admission price in itself";[2] while The New York Times noted, "it is a moderately deserting Summer-weather film, which succeeded in eliciting a good deal of laughter at its showing yesterday."[3]

References

  1. ^ "True to the Navy". BFI. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "True to the Navy (1930) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  3. ^ Hall, Mordaunt (May 24, 1930). "Movie Review - Ladies of Leisure - The Screen; Will Rogers's New Comedy. A Sweetheart on Every Ship. Miss Stanwyck Triamphs. Gives Fine Screen Performance in "Ladies of Leisure." TRIP OF PINCHOTS IN FILM. "South Seas" at the Cameo Reveals Picturesque Far-Off Scenes". The New York Times.


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