All Hands on Deck (film)
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Director Norman Taurog Music director Cyril J. Mockridge Duration Language English | 5.8/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Musical Cinematography Leo Tover Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date March 30, 1961 (1961-03-30) Based on Warm Bodies
1957 novel
by Donald R. Morris Writer Donald R. Morris (novel), Donald R. Morris, Jay Sommers Cast Pat Boone (Lt. Victor 'Vic' Donald), Buddy Hackett (Shrieking Eagle Garfield), Dennis O'Keefe (Lt. Cmdr. Brian O'Gara), Barbara Eden (Sally Hobson), Warren Berlinger (Ens. Rudy Rush), Gale Gordon (Rear Admiral Bintle)Similar movies All Is Lost , Ensign Pulver , Born to Dance , Follow the Fleet , A Girl in Every Port , Sømand i knibe Tagline All hands on deck... for the song-and-fun hit of '61! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The admiral is coming, so a sailor (Pat Boone) and his buddy (Buddy Hackett) hide their girlfriend (Barbara Eden) and pet turkey.
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All Hands on Deck is a 1961 feature DeLuxe film musical in CinemaScope starring Pat Boone as a naval officer and directed by Norman Taurog. It is based on the novel "Warm Bodies" by Donald R. Morris.
The admiral is coming, so a sailor (Pat Boone) and his buddy (Buddy Hackett) hide their girlfriend (Barbara Eden) and pet turkey.
Plot
Lt Donald (Pat Boone) of the US Navy is assigned to look after a troublesome sailor, Garfield (Buddy Hackett), who is from an oil-rich Indian tribe. He also romances journalist Sally Hobson (Barbara Eden).
Cast
Background
The film was based on a 1957 novel, Warm Bodies by Donald R. Morris, based on his experiences in the Navy. The New York Times described it as "a delightful book, fresh, warmhearted and full of fun." The Los Angeles Times called it "the best funny novel about the navy since... Mr Roberts".
In 1958 screenwriter Jay Sommers optioned the rights to the novel and wrote a script, which he succeeded in selling to 20th Century Fox as a vehicle for Pat Boone. Part of the deal was that Sommers was kept on as writer; Oscar Brodney was assigned to produce.
It was Pat Boones first movie in a number of months. He had been studying with Sanford Meisner for two years and felt in this movie he was finally a "good actor".
Jody McCrea made an early appearance.
Filming started 14 November 1960.
It was photographed in CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color.
Release
The studio did not create a pressbook to market the film in the rush to release it. Instead, the studios marketing of the film centered around interviews with the cast.
Songs
The film features four songs by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston:
References
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