Son of the Navy
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Duration Country United States | 6.2/10 Genre Drama, Comedy Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date March 30, 1940 (1940-03-30) |
Son of the navy 1940 full movie
Son of the Navy is a 1940 American comedy-drama film directed by William Nigh.
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The film is also known as The Young Recruit in the United States.
Plot
Racing to his battleship the USS Florida, Chief Gunners Mate Mike Malone attempts to hitchhike to the Naval Base San Diego and runs into Tommy and his Cairn terrier Terry who are runaways from an orphanage.
The scheming Tommy gets the two a lift to the base. At the base and frightened of being discovered he's a runaway, Tommy meets Steve Moore, the daughter of a Chief Petty Officer and gives her the impression that Mike is his father, especially after Steve saw Tommy see Mike off. Steve spreads the word that Mike is a runaway father abandoning his child getting him in trouble with his ship's captain and fellow chief petty officers.
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Soundtrack
References
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