Sweetheart of the Navy 86 years old

She Was Tops To Him...But He Was At The Bottom In Her Opinion!

Singer Joan Whitney, called the "Sweetheart of the Navy" by sailors, is struggling to re-open the Snug Harbor Cafe. After her partner, Richard, skips town with the money owed to their creditors, the club opens unceremoniously. Two of Joan's sailor friends, Andy and Pete, offer to help her raise money for the club by staging a fight with Bumper Martin, boxing champion of the fleet. At Andy's request, straight-laced yeoman Eddie Harris replaces him in the upcoming fight. Andy and Pete then intimidate or coerce the sailors into betting on the fight, promising to give Joan the profits. Navy Commander Lodge, who is grooming Eddie for the Naval Academy at Annapolis, is against the fight, however, and Joan decides to "vamp" Eddie to make him fight.

Credits

Sweetheart of the Navy Cast

Name Character
Cecilia Parker She was 23, 79 years old when she died as Joan Whitney
Eddy Waller He was 47, 88 years old when he died as Krump
Don Barclay He was 44, 82 years old when he died as Pete
Reed Howes He was 36, 64 years old when he died as Andrews
Roger Imhof He was 61, 82 years old when he died as Commander Lodge
Art Miles as Jack
Eric Linden He was 27, 84 years old when he died as Eddie Harris
Jason Robards Sr. He was 44, 70 years old when he died as Bumper
Bernadene Hayes She was 34, 84 years old when she died as Mazie
John T. Murray He was 50, 70 years old when he died as Carson
Henry Roquemore He was 51, 57 years old when he died as Jones
Fred Murray He was 44, now 41 years old as Henry
Etta McDaniel She was 47, 56 years old when she died as Lily, the Cook
Cully Richards He was 28, 69 years old when he died as Andy

Sweetheart of the Navy Crew

Name Department
Garrett Graham as Story. He was 49 (now 37) years old Writing
Sweetheart of the Navy (86 years)

She Was Tops To Him...But He Was At The Bottom In Her Opinion!

  • Release day: Tuesday, June 08, 1937
  • Runtime: 61 minutes