Introduction

Technicolour dramatised recruiting short made by Warner Bros. for the US Navy.

Film is also known as “Anchors Aweigh.”

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Outline

The story of three recruits undergoing Navy bootcamp training.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): B. Reeves Eason.
• Producer(s):
• Writer(s): Owen Crump.
• Music: Howard Jackson (uncredited).
• Cinematography: Charles P. Boyle.
• Editor(s): Louis Lindsay.
• Production:
  • Warner Bros. (as The Vitaphone Corporation).
  • United States Navy (in cooperation with).
• Distributor(s):
  • Warner Bros. (1940) (USA) (theatrical).
  • Warner Archive Collection (2020) (USA) (Blu-ray) (included in “The Mortal Storm”).
  • Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD).
• Release Date: 21 December 1940.
• Running Time: 20 minutes.
• Rating: Unknown.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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