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Ship Ahoy

1942, Movie, NR, 96 mins

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A jumble of songs, some comedy, silly patriotic cliches, and a spy spoof story all add up to less than meets the eye. Powell had scored well aboard ships in BORN TO DANCE, HONOLULU, and BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940 so this time they really put her at sea with a dull script and a series of inane situations. The studio must have felt that spy tales were the thing to do because they also gave Jeanette MacDonald the unenviable task of appearing in CAIRO that same year. Powell is a ta... read more leave a comment
Year: 1942
Rated NR

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Cast
Eleanor Powell: Tallulah Winters
Red Skelton: Merton K. Kibble
Bert Lahr: Skip Owens
Virginia O'Brien: Fran Evans
William Post Jr.: H.U. Bennett
Jimmy Cross: Stump

 

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