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Summary: Abbott & Costello have fun being in the Navy
Review: Abbott & Costello follow up their success in "Buck Privates" with another service comedy, "In the Navy," also directed by Arthur Lubin. Russ Raymond (Dick Powell), the top crooner on the radio, abandons his career and joins the Navy under the name Tommy Halstead. He is assigned to the U.S.S. Alabama, where he meets up with Smoky Adams (Abbott) and Pomeroy Watson (Costello), and they all have to endure Chief Petty Officer Dynamite Dugan (Dick Foran). The two main story lines here have to do with romance. Young newspaper photographer Dorothy Roberts (Claire Dodd) sneaks on board to get candid photos of "Tommy," and they fall in love. Meanwhile, Pomeroy has been writing love letters to Patty Andrews of the Andrews Sisters, saying he is an officer instead of a baker. To impress her on Visitor's Day, Pomeroy pretends to be the captain and tries to put on an impressive show for his lady love. This film's official title was "Abbott and Costello and Dick Powell in the Navy," a way of keeping everybody happy with the billing. This film finds the boys doing their famous "Lemon Bit," when Smoky makes change for Pomeroy's cash and keeps asking questions involving numbers to change the count. Shemp Howard plays Dizzy in this scene, but he is given nothing special to do. Costello also has a classic bit where he simply tries to get into his hammock. Surprisingly, "In the Navy" was a bigger hit than "Buck Privates," and finally convinced the studio that they could carry a film by themselves. I do not think it is quiet as funny, mainly because the boys are forced to share so much screen time with Powell and the Andrews Sisters, but this is one of their better comedies.
Rating: 
Summary: Armed Forces
Review: Abbott & Costello in their prime. This is a very good picture for them. Very funny, any Abbott & Costello or old time comedy fan would enjoy this one. The scene when Costello adds up the donuts on the chalkboard is one of the most classic and hysterical scenes you will ever see. The ending could've been better but other then that the movie was outstanding.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent!!!
Review: Abbott & Costello follow up their success in "Buck Privates" with another service comedy, "In the Navy," also directed by Arthur Lubin. Russ Raymond (Dick Powell), the top crooner on the radio, abandons his career and joins the Navy under the name Tommy Halstead. He is assigned to the U.S.S. Alabama, where he meets up with Smoky Adams (Abbott) and Pomeroy Watson (Costello), and they all have to endure Chief Petty Officer Dynamite Dugan (Dick Foran). The two main story lines here have to do with romance. Young newspaper photographer Dorothy Roberts (Claire Dodd) sneaks on board to get candid photos of "Tommy," and they fall in love. Meanwhile, Pomeroy has been writing love letters to Patty Andrews of the Andrews Sisters, saying he is an officer instead of a baker. To impress her on Visitor's Day, Pomeroy pretends to be the captain and tries to put on an impressive show for his lady love. This film's official title was "Abbott and Costello and Dick Powell in the Navy," a way of keeping everybody happy with the billing. This film finds the boys doing their famous "Lemon Bit," when Smoky makes change for Pomeroy's cash and keeps asking questions involving numbers to change the count. Shemp Howard plays Dizzy in this scene, but he is given nothing special to do. Costello also has a classic bit where he simply tries to get into his hammock. Surprisingly, "In the Navy" was a bigger hit than "Buck Privates," and finally convinced the studio that they could carry a film by themselves. I do not think it is quiet as funny, mainly because the boys are forced to share so much screen time with Powell and the Andrews Sisters, but this is one of their better comedies.
Rating:
Summary: Abbott & Costello have fun being in the Navy
Review: Abbott & Costello follow up their success in "Buck Privates" with another service comedy, "In the Navy," also directed by Arthur Lubin. Russ Raymond (Dick Powell), the top crooner on the radio, abandons his career and joins the Navy under the name Tommy Halstead. He is assigned to the U.S.S. Alabama, where he meets up with Smoky Adams (Abbott) and Pomeroy Watson (Costello), and they all have to endure Chief Petty Officer Dynamite Dugan (Dick Foran). The two main story lines here have to do with romance. Young newspaper photographer Dorothy Roberts (Claire Dodd) sneaks on board to get candid photos of "Tommy," and they fall in love. Meanwhile, Pomeroy has been writing love letters to Patty Andrews of the Andrews Sisters, saying he is an officer instead of a baker. To impress her on Visitor's Day, Pomeroy pretends to be the captain and tries to put on an impressive show for his lady love. This film's official title was "Abbott and Costello and Dick Powell in the Navy," a way of keeping everybody happy with the billing. This film finds the boys doing their famous "Lemon Bit," when Smoky makes change for Pomeroy's cash and keeps asking questions involving numbers to change the count. Shemp Howard plays Dizzy in this scene, but he is given nothing special to do. Costello also has a classic bit where he simply tries to get into his hammock. Surprisingly, "In the Navy" was a bigger hit than "Buck Privates," and finally convinced the studio that they could carry a film by themselves. I do not think it is quiet as funny, mainly because the boys are forced to share so much screen time with Powell and the Andrews Sisters, but this is one of their better comedies.
Rating:
Summary: Armed Forces
Review: Abbott & Costello in their prime. This is a very good picture for them. Very funny, any Abbott & Costello or old time comedy fan would enjoy this one. The scene when Costello adds up the donuts on the chalkboard is one of the most classic and hysterical scenes you will ever see. The ending could've been better but other then that the movie was outstanding.
Rating:
Summary: Armed Forces
Review: Abbott & Costello in their prime. This is a very good picture for them. Very funny, any Abbott & Costello or old time comedy fan would enjoy this one. The scene when Costello adds up the donuts on the chalkboard is one of the most classic and hysterical scenes you will ever see. The ending could've been better but other then that the movie was outstanding.
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Summary: One of the funniest family type movies around
Review: Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are at their zaniest in this Naval Splash of a comedy. Enjoy the `water gag'. It will keep you in stitches, Abbott & Costello certainly were.
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Summary: Fun Movie (Abbott and Costello AND Shemp Howard too)
Review: One of their best comedies. Shemp Howard (of the Three Stooges) has a hilarious scene in it and upstages both Abbott and Costello
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Summary: BUD AND LOU MAKE YOU SEASICK WITH LAUGHTER
Review: The boys are sailors in the US Navy. Dick Powell plays a popular singing sensation who, in order to escape his fans, enlists in the Navy under his real name. A & C have many HILARIOUS highlights one which shows Lou proving to Bud that 7 x 13=28. And one which shows Lou having a nightmare (after having accindentaly taking a sleeping potion) in which he is the ship's captain and NEARLY DESTROYS it in a series of HILARIOUS manouers. The film also teams the boys with SHEMP HOWARD (of THE THREE STOOGES) who upstages them in every scene. Howard also appeared with the team in "BUCK PRIVATES" and "IT AIN'T HAY" with the same results.
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Summary: My favorite Abbott and Costello movie
Review: This has always been my favorite A & C movie. The routines the two have are hilarious, the Andrew Sisters are wonderful, and I absolutely love the main song "Where in the Navy, Watch Dogs of Liberty!". Makes me want to go back to the recruiting office and rejoin!
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