Hit the Deck (1955 film)

Hit the Deck is a 1955 American musical film directed by Roy Rowland and starring Jane Powell, Tony Martin, Debbie Reynolds, Walter Pidgeon, Vic Damone, Gene Raymond, Ann Miller, and Russ Tamblyn. It is based on the stage musical of the same name which was itself based on the hit play Shore Leave by Hubert Osborne and was shot in CinemaScope. Although the film featured some songs from the stage musical, the plot was different. Standards featured in the film include Sometimes Im Happy, I Know that You Know, and Hallelujah.

Later, on a twoday shore leave in San Francisco, Bill goes to the nightclub where his fiance Ginger is the star performer. Ginger, who is angry about their sixyear engagement, tells Bill that she has found someone else and breaks up with him. Meanwhile, Rico goes to see his widowed mother, who is entertaining her beau, florist Mr. Peroni. After Rico leaves, Peroni, who had been led to believe that Rico was only nine years old, looks at Mrs. Ferrari with new eyes, and they quarrel. Danny, meanwhile, goes to see his father, Rear Admiral Daniel Xavier Smith, one of a long line of admirals in the family. The admiral leaves for an outoftown meeting, and Danny has a joyful reunion with his older sister Susan, who tells him she is dating actor Wendell Craig and might get a part in his new show.After Susan leaves on her date, Danny goes to the theater where Wendells show Hit the Deck is rehearsing, and is immediately attracted to dancer Carol Pace. When Carol mentions Wendells reputation as a womanizer, however, Danny becomes concerned for his sisters safety. Meanwhile, Bill returns to the nightclub and jealously questions Ginger about her new boyfriend, but still declines to set a wedding date. Later, at Wendells hotel suite, Susan sings for him, and the lecherous actor has just started to make his move when Danny and his friends barge in. While Danny and Bill are fighting with Wendell, Rico forcibly escorts Susan home, and finds himself falling in love with her. Susan gets away and returns to the hotel, and when the shore patrol shows up to investigate the incident, Wendell says he wants to press charges. Alarmed at her brothers predicament, Susan sneaks out, and encountering Rico in the hallway, tells him they must warn Danny and Bill. ........

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