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Meet the Navy is a 1946 British musical comedy film based on the Canadian musical revue Meet the Navy. Filmed in England in November 1945, it was directed by Alfred Travers and produced by British National Films. It starred Lionel Murton, Margaret Hurst and Robert John Pratt. A musical troupe entertain sailors from the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War, and the film shows their personal history and experiences. The film concludes with a Technicolor sequence, with the cast involved in a Royal Command Performance, featuring a young Princess Elizabeth.
Original Release
09/02/1946
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lionel Murton | Johnny |
| Margaret Hurst | Midge |
| John Pratt | Horace |
| Robert Goodier | Tommy |
| Phyllis Hudson | Jenny |
| Percy Haynes | Cook |
| Bill Oliver | C.P.O. Oliver |
| Jeanette De Hueck | Gracie |
| Oscar Natzke | Fisherman |
| Alan Lund | Dancer |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lionel Murton | Johnny |
| Margaret Hurst | Midge |
| John Pratt | Horace |
| Robert Goodier | Tommy |
| Phyllis Hudson | Jenny |
| Percy Haynes | Cook |
| Bill Oliver | C.P.O. Oliver |
| Jeanette De Hueck | Gracie |
| Oscar Natzke | Fisherman |
| Alan Lund | Dancer |
| Mae Richards | Dancer |
| Stuart Robertson |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| J.P. Connolly | Producer |
| Louis H. Jackson | Producer |
