It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals.
In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals.

This week’s musical:
Meet the Navy (1946) – Musical #827

Studio:
British National Films

Director:
Alfred Travers

Starring:
Lionel Murton, Margaret Hurst, John Pratt, Robert Goodier, Phyllis Hudson, Percy Haynes, Bill Oliver, Jeanette De Hueck, Oscar Natzke

Plot:
The story toggles between a Canadian Navy ship and the stage where performers are staging a show to entertain the troops. In addition to the rehearsals, the story shows the signaling of the end of the war, and antics of sailors trying to sing their song on film. The film ends with a Royal Command Performance.

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