Ship Ahoy is the title of a 1942 musicalcomedy film produced by MGM, starring Eleanor Powell and Red Skelton.
Skelton and Powell next paired up in 1943s I Dood It. In that film, they appeared with Jimmy Dorsey, Tommys brother.Tallulah Winters is a dancing star who is hired to perform on an ocean liner. Before she leaves, she is recruited by what she believes is a branch of the American government and asked to smuggle a prototype explosive mine out of the country. In fact, she is unknowingly working for Nazi agents who have stolen the mine. Meanwhile, Merton Kibble Red Skelton, a writer of pulp fiction adventure stories but suffering from severe writers block, is on the same ship and soon he finds himself embroiled in Tallulahs reallife adventure. Also appearing in the film were Bert Lahr, Tommy Dorsey, Buddy Rich, and Virginia OBrien. ........
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