Miss Pacific Fleet
Brief Synopsis
Two stranded showgirls enter a beauty contest to win the fare back home.
Cast & Crew
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Ray Enright
Director
Joan Blondell
Gloria Fay
Glenda Farrell
Mae O' Brien
Hugh Herbert
Mr. [August] Freytag
Allen Jenkins
Kewpie [Wiggins]
Warren Hull
Sgt. Tom Foster
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Musical
Release Date
Dec
14,
1935
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Distribution Company
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "Miss Pacific Fleet" by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan in Collier's (23 Jun 1934).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 6m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
8 reels
Synopsis
Gloria Fay and Mae O'Brien, two former showgirls working a booth in an amusement park on the pier, are happy to see the Pacific fleet return to San Pedro until sailor Kewpie Wiggins wins all their prizes with his skill at tossing rings. Kewpie fancies himself in love with Gloria, so when he learns that the women are broke, he suggests that Gloria enter the Miss Pacific Fleet contest in order to obtain the cash prize. Kewpie then offers to enter a boxing match in order to win 5000 votes for Gloria. In the meantime, he introduces Gloria and Mae to his handsome Marine friend, Sgt.Tom Foster, and he and Gloria fall in love. During the boxing match, Kewpie is losing until he happens to notice that Gloria and Tom are cuddling together in the audience. Furious, he knocks out his opponent and gives his 5000 votes to Virgie Matthews, another contestant. Despite his defection, Gloria is still slightly ahead, but Sadie, who is married to August Freytag, the creator of the contest, is jealous of Gloria and decides to have her kidnapped so the prize will go to someone else. Mae learns of her plans and alerts Kewpie, who spots the kidnappers putting a woman in a small boat. Kewpie chases them to a ship where he frees the kidnapped woman who turns out to be Sadie. At the last minute, Tom and Gloria arrive at contest headquarters with enough votes to put her over the top. Gloria and Mae now have enough money to return to New York and their chorus line jobs.
Director
Ray Enright
Director
Cast
Joan Blondell
Gloria Fay
Glenda Farrell
Mae O' Brien
Hugh Herbert
Mr. [August] Freytag
Allen Jenkins
Kewpie [Wiggins]
Warren Hull
Sgt. Tom Foster
Eddie Acuff
Dutch
Marie Wilson
Virgie Matthews
Minna Gombel
Sadie Freytag
Guinn Williams
Nick
Anita Kerry
Annie
Mary Doran
Mabel Colcord
Harry Harvey
Connie Bergen
Paul Fix
Mary Treen
Crew
Earl Baldwin
Supervisor
Delmer Daves
Contr to Screenplay const
Patsy Flick
Screenwriter
Leo F. Forbstein
Music Director
Esdras Hartley
Art Director
M. K. Jerome
Composer
Lee Katz
Assistant Director
Clarence Kolster
Film Editor
Herb Magidson
Composer
Peter Milne
Screenwriter
Lucille Newmark
Screenwriter
Orry-kelly
Gowns
Arthur L. Todd
Photography
Jack L. Warner
Executive Producer
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Musical
Release Date
Dec
14,
1935
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Distribution Company
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "Miss Pacific Fleet" by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan in Collier's (23 Jun 1934).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 6m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
8 reels
Articles
Miss Pacific Fleet
Two stranded showgirls enter a beauty contest to win the fare back home.
Miss Pacific Fleet
Two stranded showgirls enter a beauty contest to win the fare back home.
Quotes
Sorry for protruding, Mr. Wiggins, but you're wanted on the phone.- Landlady
Trivia
Although M.K. Jerome and Herb Magidson are credited in studio records for songs, none were sung in the movie.
Notes
Variety notes that although M. K. Jerome and Herb Magidson are credited with music and lyrics, there are no songs in the film. Production records included in the file on the film in the AMPAS Library note that the film was made for a total cost of $202,798.
