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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Matt Brooks (story) &
Bradford Ropes (story) ...
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Release Date:
May 1942 (USA) more
Plot:
Miss Winters is a dancer with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and is asked to secretly transport a prototype magnetic mine to Puerto Rico... more | add synopsis
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Ocean cruise to Puerto Rico more (9 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Eleanor Powell | ... | Tallulah Winters |
 | Red Skelton | ... | Merton K. Kibble |
| Bert Lahr | ... | Skip Owens |
| Virginia O'Brien | ... | Fran Evans |
| William Post Jr. | ... | H. U. Bennet |
| James Cross | ... | 'Stump', a dancer |
| Eddie Hartman | ... | 'Stumpy', a dancer |
| Stuart Crawford | ... | Art Higgins |
| John Emery | ... | Dr. Farno |
| Bernard Nedell | ... | Pietro Polesi |
| Tommy Dorsey | ... | Himself, orchestra leader |
| Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra | ... | Themselves |
| The Pied Pipers | ... | Themselves |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| John Huddleston | ... | Himself (as The Pied Pipers) |
| Chuck Lowry | ... | Himself (as The Pied Pipers) |
| Jo Stafford | ... | Herself (as The Pied Pipers) |
| Clark Yocum | ... | Himself (as The Pied Pipers) |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
I'll Take Manila (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
95 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Australia:G | USA:Approved (PCA #8097) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
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The title was changed from "I'll Take Manila" to "Ship Ahoy" because the Philippines had already fallen to the Japanese in the war. The ship destination was changed from Manila to Puerto Rico, and the song "I'll Take Manila" was changed to "I'll Take Tallulah". more
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Continuity: When Tallulah Winters is tapping out a message in Morse code, the receiver is writing it down faster than she is sending it. more
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Skip Owens: [kissing girls hand and begins to go up arm] oh, sorry - its the salmon in me trying to run upstream more
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How About You? more
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"Ship Ahoy" was probably made in order to showcase MGM talent. The film is a fun trip on an ocean liner on its way to San Juan, Puerto Rico, at the time in which the country was involved in WWII. This was typical fare for the studios, which gave the movie going public light weight entertainment as a distraction during those difficult times the country was living.
The beautiful Eleanor Powell is seen at her best in some musical numbers where she clearly shows us she was a dancer to be reckoned with. Red Skelton is also seen in a straight part with not too much clowning, as he pursues the beautiful Ms. Powell on the ship that is bringing them to Puerto Rico. The irresistible Bert Lahr has good opportunities in the film to show he was a funny man. Also Virginia Grey is seen as a fun girl who is not fooled by anyone.
There are good musical numbers featuring Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra, in which one sees, among others, the amazing Buddy Rich, who has a few solos with Mr. Dorsey and Ms. Powell. A young Frank Sinatra appears also as the lead singer of the band, backed by the Pied Pipers.
This is a nostalgic trip that should be savored by fans of this genre, which MGM totally controlled.