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We're in the Navy Now

The two bungling buddies of "Behind the Front" come "Down to the Sea in Ships" with comic results.
Nov 6, 1926 · 1h 6m
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Comedy

PLOT

"Stinky" Smith makes off with the prize money when his buddy, "Knockout" Hansen loses a fight with Percival "Sailor" Scruggs. Hansen pursues him him a U.S. Navt recruiting office, and, the next thing they know, both are in the Navy and aboard an overseas transport ship. Madelyn Phillips is on board and Scruggs is the the ship's Master-of-Arms. They overhear a mysterious conversation between Madelyn and the ship's radio officer. Later, Madelun induces the pair to take her off the ship and into a row boat. She disappears and they are picked up by a French ship, which sinks a German U-Boat. When the war ends they learn that Madelyn was an operative of the U.S. Secret Service.

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CAST

Wallace Beery
'Knockout' Hansen
Raymond Hatton
'Stinky' Smith
Chester Conklin
Navy Capt. Smithers
Tom Kennedy
Sailor Percival Scruggs
Donald Keith
Ship's Radio Officer
Lorraine Eason
Madelyn Phillips
Joseph W. Girard
U.S. Admiral
Max Asher
Adm. Puckerlip
Directed by A. Edward Sutherland

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Paramount Pictures, Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Country
US

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