Duke of the Navy
Duke of the Navy is a 1942 comedy film that was directed by William Beaudine from a screenplay by Beaudine, Gerald Drayson Adams, and John T. Coyle. It stars Ralph Byrd as Bill Breezy Duke, Stubby Kruger as Dan Cookie Cook, and Veda Ann Borg as Maureen.
Along with his friend Dan Cookie Cook Stubby Kruger, Bill Breezy Duke Ralph Byrd, a sailor who disguises himself as the heir to the Duke Chocolate Company fortune, goes on furlough from his navy job. While the duo hitchhike, Mrs. Duke Margaret Armstrong, who is part of the true Duke Chocolate family, picks them up. She finds herself entertained by Breezys pose, and, while she is out of town for a month, she grants them permission to stay at her suite, located at the Coral Beach Hotel. While there, Cookie and Breezy become very popular. General Courtney Herbert Corthell, who is also staying at the hotel, poses as a general with lots of fortune. He plots with Sniffy Higgins Val Stanton, who poses as his valet, to entice Breezy into a con game to steal the Duke fortune. Courtney hires a woman named Maureen Veda Ann Borg to pretend to be his daughter. Maureen fakes fainting while in an elevator with Breezy and Cookie, so the duo carry her to Courtneys hotel room. They all get to know each other, and Breezy and Cookie become fascinated with Courtneys stories of adventure. Courtney asks them to become part of his search for buried pirate treasure, and Breezy and Cookie accept. When Courtney asks for two thousand dollars for expenses, Breezy and Cookie go to their fellow sailors and convince them to come up with the money. Unknown to them, Courtney uses the money to pay for the boat and his hotel bill.After they arrive at the island which supposedly contains the treasure, Breezy and Cookie are introduced to Professor Bisbee, Paul Bryar a con artist whose real name is Bunco, who is in cahoots with Courtney and has buried fake treasure on the island. Breezy and Cookie then dig up a chest of jewels, and that night, Breezy becomes engaged to Maureen. Going with the scheme, Bunco tells the duo to give him half interest in the proceeds from the jewels as they were discovered on his island. He demands he receive 40,000 collateral. Breezy panics, and claims to Bunco that he has n
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