Movie Cosmos - The Navy Way

Description:

The experiences of a disparate group of young men as they make their way through Navy boot camp.

Top Cast >

Robert Lowery

As Johnny Zumano

Jean Parker

As Ellen Sayre

William Henry

As Malcolm Randall

Roscoe Karns

As Frankie Gimble

Robert Armstrong

As CPO Harper

Larry Nunn

As Billy Jamison

Mary Treen

As Agnes

Joseph Crehan

As Chaplain Benson

Sharon Douglas

As Trudy

Tom Keene

As Steve Appleby

Sarah Padden

As Mrs. Margaret Gimble

Ralph Peters

As Hammy Jerome

John 'Skins' Miller

As Recruit Pop Lacy

Wallace Pindell

As Sailor Joslin

Hjalmar F. Hanson

As Great Lakes Naval Station Choir Director

Art Lasky

As Fighter

John J. 'Red' Madigan

As Sailor

Sarah Padden

As Mrs. Margaret Gimble (uncredited)

Will Wright

As Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)

Top Crew >

William Berke

Director

Maxwell Shane

Screenplay

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (5/10)

It wouldn't be fair to just describe this as a piece pf propaganda, but the rallying call for would-be sailors is writ large. It's quite a personable affair, following the trials and tribulations of a group of recruits as they adjust from their life on civvy street to the new disciplines of the Service. Robert Lowery ("Johnny") and William Henry ("Randall") even manage to fall for the same woman Jean Parker ("Ellen") but will their loyalty to their country prevail...? This is a light hearted, jolly, cheap as chips piece of cinema that makes a slight nod to the unpopularity of the draft, but ultimately was a morale booster in 1944, and though sentimental in nature, is not unwatchable 70-odd years later.

2022-06-30