That Navy Spirit

That Navy Spirit
Directed by	Kurt Neumann
Produced by	Charles R. Rogers; William LeBaron; Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Written by	Erwin S. Gelsey; Lloyd Corrigan; Albert S. Le Vino
Starring	Lew Ayres; Mary Carlisle; John Howard
Music by	Charles Kisco
Cinematography	Henry Sharp
Edited by	Edward Dmytryk
Production; company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	November 5, 1937;
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

That Navy Spirit is a 1937 American sports film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Lew Ayres, Mary Carlisle and John Howard.[1] It is also known by the alternative title Hold 'Em Navy. It follows two members of the American football team at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis who compete over the same girl before the varsity game against West Point.

Plot

As first-year "plebes" at the Naval Academy, newcomers Tommy and Stuffy are subjected to rude treatment by the upperclassmen. After one of them, Chuck Baldwin, gives him a hard time, Tommy decides to invite Chuck's sweetheart Judy to a school ball.

Tommy is also a talented football quarterback, but because Chuck informs on him being out after curfew, Tommy is suspended from the team and Navy loses the game. Judy is upset with Tommy, but a year later, when the situation is reversed and Chuck is caught out after dark, Tommy vouches for him. Chuck plays and helps Navy defeat Army in the big game, then dedicates the victory to Tommy.

Main cast

Lew Ayres as Tommy Graham
Mary Carlisle as Judy Holland
John Howard as Chuck Baldwin
Elizabeth Patterson as Grandma Holland
Benny Baker as Stuffy Miller
Archie Twitchell as Jerry Abbott
Tully Marshall as The 'Admiral'
Billy Daniel as Midshipman Steve Crenshaw
Richard Denning as Midshipman Jepson
John Hubbard as Midshipman Hopkins
Lee Bennett as Midshipman Blake

Alan Ladd has a small role.

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References

Quinlan p.274

Bibliography

Quinlan, David. The Film Lover's Companion: An A to Z Guide to 2,000 Stars and the Movies They Made. Carol Publishing Group, 1997.

External links

That Navy Spirit on IMDb

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[1] Quinlan p.274