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The Fleet's In

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When an unassuming sailor, Casey Kirby (William Holden), goes backstage for a famous actress' autograph, he winds up kissing her for a publicity photo. As it circulates, Kirby earns the reputation of a ladies' man among his friends. But when his friend Barney Waters (Eddie Bracken) bets that Casey can kiss the standoffish "Countess of Swingland" (Dorothy Lamour), he finds himself out of his league. With Barney as his wingman, Casey makes his earnest -- and bumbling -- move.

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Aurelio Pego Cine-Mundial 09/11/2019
The interesting thing here is that Dorothy Lamour is in this movie. Everything else is incidental. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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05/19/2015 Raucous Paramount musical with wonderful Johnny Mercer songs; Lamour croons "I'll Remember You," Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra introduce "Tangerine," and Hutton (in her feature film debut) sings "Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry." See more 03/24/2014 Loud and busy but also kind of fun. See more 02/21/2013 A shy and introvert sailor must kiss a popular big band vocalist in public to help a friend out of a betting jam. More a revue than a musical, outdated and with a paper thin plot, though there is still an air of nostalgia about it that some will find appealing. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Victor Schertzinger

Director

Dorothy Lamour

the Countess of Swingland

William Holden

Casey Kirby

Betty Hutton

Bessie Day

Eddie Bracken

Barney Waters

Cass Daley

Cissie
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Synopsis When an unassuming sailor, Casey Kirby (William Holden), goes backstage for a famous actress' autograph, he winds up kissing her for a publicity photo. As it circulates, Kirby earns the reputation of a ladies' man among his friends. But when his friend Barney Waters (Eddie Bracken) bets that Casey can kiss the standoffish "Countess of Swingland" (Dorothy Lamour), he finds himself out of his league. With Barney as his wingman, Casey makes his earnest -- and bumbling -- move.
Director
Victor Schertzinger
Screenwriter
Walter DeLeon, Sid Silvers, Ralph Spence
Production Co
Paramount
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 33m