All Hands on Deck (film)

All Hands on Deck is a 1961 feature DeLuxe film musical in CinemaScope starring Pat Boone as a naval officer and directed by Norman Taurog. It is based on the novel Warm Bodies by Donald R. Morris.

The film was based on a 1957 novel, Warm Bodies by Donald R. Morris, based on his experiences in the Navy. The New York Times described it as a delightful book, fresh, warmhearted and full of fun. The Los Angeles Times called it the best funny novel about the navy since... Mr Roberts.In 1958 screenwriter Jay Sommers optioned the rights to the novel and wrote a script, which he succeeded in selling to 20th Century Fox as a vehicle for Pat Boone. Part of the deal was that Sommers was kept on as writer Oscar Brodney was assigned to produce. ........

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