

Popular crooner Russ Raymond abandons his career at its peak and joins the Navy using an alias, Tommy Halstead. However, Dorothy Roberts, a reporter, discovers his identity and follows him in the hopes of photographing him and revealing his identity to the world. Aboard the Alabama, Tommy meets up with Smoky and Pomeroy, who help hide him from Dorothy, who hatches numerous schemes in an attempt to photograph Tommy/Russ being a sailor.
Acting
Costello's physical comedy steals every scene he's in.
Production
Genuine Navy cooperation filmed aboard the USS Alabama.

Director
Arthur Lubin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Andrews Sisters' hit 'Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy' was written specifically for this film and became their signature song.
Released four months before Pearl Harbor, this was part of a wave of service comedies that accidentally prepared audiences for actual wartime sacrifice.
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