Hit the Deck

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David K During retrospection, it's not difficult to slip into an historical distortion based on our presence in a world that's changed. Watching this movie, I never got the feeling it was anything other than an attempt to fit a 1940's musical into the mid-50's. There, I did it. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/26/25 Full Review ashley h Hit the Deck is a terrific film. It is about a sailor who tries to save his sister Susan's virtue. Jane Powell and Tony Martin give fantastic performances. The script is good but a little slow in places. Roy Rowland did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed this motion picture because of the humor and romance. Hit the Deck is a must see. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member For some odd reason, MGM chose this adaptation of the 1927 stage hit as its final "all-star" musical - only Vic Damone, Russ Tamblyn and Debbie Reynolds would return to the studio for musical roles in the following years. Despite a melodic score ("Hallelujah," "More Than You Know," "I Know That You Know," "Sometimes I'm Happy"), the plot is bland. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Not exactly an A list musical from MGM, but an entertaining one with a decent cast and some impressive choreography from Hermes Pan. Russ Tamblyn, Vic Damone and Tony Martin are sailors on shore leave in San Francisco. Martin has been engaged to burlesque dancer Ann Miller for 6 years and she's threatening to leave him unless he marries her. Tamblyn meets young stage actress Debbie Reynolds and romance blooms. Tamblyn also discovers that his younger sister Jane Powell has fallen under the influence of unethical producer Gene Raymond and recruits his buddies to rescue her. The resulting brawl leaves them all wanted and pursued by the shore patrol. It's up to his dad Walter Pidgeon, an admiral, to help them. J. Carroll Naish, Richard Anderson, Jane Darwell and Alan King all appear in supporting roles. The music in this one is just okay, but Tamblyn and Reynolds get two really inventive dance numbers. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Colorful musical with lots of talent involved, if only the script was better this would have been more memorable. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member ok remake of a early version Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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