With this entry the Bowery Boys created mayhem in almost as many military service branches as Abbott and Costello, who one upped them with a stint in the Army Air Corps. Probably a good thing too, can you see Sach taking over the controls of an airplane?!
The entire premise for this story was rather silly, but when wasn't it for the Boys? Slip (Leo Gorcey) and his gang manage to get inducted into the Navy when another group of five potential recruits ditches the idea as one of them winds up expecting a new member of the family. They quickly accommodate to their circumstances, each with a different name corresponding to the mistaken induction papers. Actually, it turns out this was just what Slip had in mind to track down a couple of hoods dressed as sailors who robbed them of sixteen hundred dollars to open the story - "I'm just being infused with a brilliant idea"!
A frequent James Cagney sidekick is on hand as one of the Navy officers; Allen Jenkins has his own set of run-ins with Sach (Huntz Hall) on board ship, each time requiring a change of uniform. I thought it would have been a pretty nifty idea for Dorothy Lamour to make a cameo here in the role of native girl Princess Papoola, but I'm pretty sure the budget wouldn't have allowed it. Even so, actress Charlita handled things pretty well during one of the lay overs. The gang even managed to pick up a talking parrot who helped Sach out of a jam with a shell game operator.
Stay attentive during that scene below decks when Slip and the gang attempt to search the sleeping Marines for the 'Marie' tattoo. Speaking to Butch (Buddy Gorman) and Chuck (David Gorcey), Slip calls his real life brother 'Dave' instead of using his character's name in the story.
The entire premise for this story was rather silly, but when wasn't it for the Boys? Slip (Leo Gorcey) and his gang manage to get inducted into the Navy when another group of five potential recruits ditches the idea as one of them winds up expecting a new member of the family. They quickly accommodate to their circumstances, each with a different name corresponding to the mistaken induction papers. Actually, it turns out this was just what Slip had in mind to track down a couple of hoods dressed as sailors who robbed them of sixteen hundred dollars to open the story - "I'm just being infused with a brilliant idea"!
A frequent James Cagney sidekick is on hand as one of the Navy officers; Allen Jenkins has his own set of run-ins with Sach (Huntz Hall) on board ship, each time requiring a change of uniform. I thought it would have been a pretty nifty idea for Dorothy Lamour to make a cameo here in the role of native girl Princess Papoola, but I'm pretty sure the budget wouldn't have allowed it. Even so, actress Charlita handled things pretty well during one of the lay overs. The gang even managed to pick up a talking parrot who helped Sach out of a jam with a shell game operator.
Stay attentive during that scene below decks when Slip and the gang attempt to search the sleeping Marines for the 'Marie' tattoo. Speaking to Butch (Buddy Gorman) and Chuck (David Gorcey), Slip calls his real life brother 'Dave' instead of using his character's name in the story.