Navy Blue and Gold (film)

Navy Blue and Gold is a 1937 American MetroGoldwynMayer dramatic film starring Robert Young, James Stewart and Lionel Barrymore. The plot revolves around the experiences of three young men attending the United States Naval Academy.

As upperclassmen, the roommates become varsity players. Dick is undersized but makes the team as a kicker, while Truck becomes a star center. Roger has come to Navy only for the publicity value of playing for the school and makes no effort during a game against a lesser opponent. When varsity coach Tommy Milton benches him for being a slacker, he goes AWOL. Truck and Dick also go AWOL and find him drunk in a bar. Caught by Milton trying to get Roger back to barracks, the academys former football coach, Captain Skinny Dawes, covers for them with an adroit adherence to the academys honor system.Truck faces dismissal from the academy for not using his true name upon enrollment, revealed when he defends the sullied reputation of his father, a disgraced navy ships captain, N during a class discussion. Previously dismissive of academy traditions, Roger prays at the statue of Tecumseh for Trucks exoneration, overheard by Captain Dawes. Truck is dismissed but reinstated when the superintendent grants him clemency based on Trucks dedication to the navy and his father, who has been restored to duty with his record cleared. Truck arrives at the stadium in time to help his roommates win the ArmyNavy game. N At the traditional ceremony celebrating Navys victory, Roger demonstrates his newfound devotion to the academy by giving up his place of honor to Captain Dawes. ........

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