This Man's Navy
# Love and Laughs and Roaring Action!
π Overview:
During World War II, Chief Aviation Pilot Ned Trumpet is in charge of an airship at Lakehurst, New Jersey naval base. Trumpet orders an unauthorized and premature attack on a German submarine but the bomb misses and the submarine fires back, hitting the airship. Trumpet takes over the controls and sinks the submarine, The pilot faces a court-martial for disobeying orders but the older man takes the blame for his actions. Weaver transfers to the Ferry Command, and while on assignment in Burma, his aircraft crashes in Japanese territory. Trumpet rushes to the scene with a rescue team. Both are successfully brought out and are decorated for their heroism. Afterward, Weaver indicates that he will be returning to the lighter-than-air service in Lakehurst, to reunite with his "father".
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1945-01-04
β Running Time:
100 mins
β Vote Average:
6.4
Beloved Cast
Ned Trumpet
Wallace Beery
Jess Weaver
Tom Drake
Jimmy Shannon
James Gleason
Joe Hodum
Noah Beery
Cathey Cortland
Jan Clayton
Maude Weaver
Selena Royle
Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
Henry O'Neill
Timothy Joseph Aloysius 'Tim' Shannon
Steve Brodie
Bert Bland
George Chandler
Operations Officer
Donald Curtis