A true product of its time, this nowforgotten mgm musical features the energetic dancing of eleanor powell, the swinging sounds of tommy dorseys big band, and the striking voice of a young frank sinatra in only his second feature film appearance. With eleanor powell, red skelton, tommy dorsey, buddy rich. Eleanor powell and red skelton play well off one another in the flimsy but nevertheless entertaining ship ahoy which featured some fun dance routines by miss powell and some clownery by mr. Ship ahoy 1942 cast and crew tallulah winters eleanor powell, a broadway dancer, is inadvertently involved in a spy plot when she agrees to carry a vital piece of equipment on a cruise to rio. T elevision shows and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings. Opening, pretty much everybody showing off, the tune a hawaiian pop standard, first tommy dorsey and the band, then drummer buddy rich and trumpeter ziggy elman, then eleanor powell as the fictional tallulah winters, in ship ahoy, from producer jack cummings at mgm, costarring red skelton. In 2010, i revealed i had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. The gowns designed by robert kalloch are absolutely beautiful. Ship ahoy, eleanor powell, red skelton, tommy dorsey, 1942 movies art print 41 x 61 cm ship ahoy posters for sale online. Bert lahr, the cowardly lion, has been turned into an oddly womanizing little devil and while he is clearly here for added laughs most of it falls a bit flat. Buy ship ahoy movie posters from movie poster shop. I enjoy watching her dance you are my lucky star in a dream sequence, sing before breakfast, and broadway rhythm.
Eleanor powell plays a leggy lead dancer on a cruise ship. Its a sad fact that eleanor powell isnt nearly as familiar today as she ought to be, even. In bm of 1936, eleanor powell makes her debut in the movies and shows she is the queen of tap dancing right away. Ship ahoy 1942 official trailer eleanor powell, red skelton movie hd miss winters is a dancer with the tommy dorsey orchestra and is.
It also features the great drummer buddy rich and the great tap dancer eleanor powell. Her projects of this time included lady be good and ship ahoy, which were released in 1941 and 1942, respectively. Eleanor powell eleanor torrey powell was an american film actress and dancer of the and known for her exuberant solo tap dancing. Neither she nor her pulpfictionauthor beau red skelton knows shes actually working for spies who got the idea from one of his potboiler novels. With eleanor powell, red skelton, bert lahr, virginia obrien. Ship ahoy 1942 passed 1h 35min comedy, musical, romance may 1942 usa miss winters is a dancer with the tommy dorsey orchestra and is asked to secretly transport a prototype magnetic mine to puerto rico. Although it may be slightly funny because of red skelton and burt lahr, the plot is quite thin. Ship ahoy 1942 official trailer eleanor powell, red skelton movie hd duration.
Eleanor powell plays a leggy lead dancer on a cruise ship who is. Ship ahoy 1942 official trailer eleanor powell, red skelton. Ship ahoy 1942 isnt often mentioned and may be forgotten by most when discussions start about mgm musicals. Red skelton 191997 was an american actor who had great success in movies and in television. Ship ahoy 1942 ship ahoy 1942 makes up for its lightweight story with all the verve and fun that its title implies. Ship ahoy full frame, manufactured on demand, mono sound. Ship ahoy 1942 isnt often mentioned and may be forgotten by most. Ship ahoy 1942 eleanor powell becomes a dancing bull fighter. Ship ahoy 1942 red skelton, bert lahr, eleanor powell, virginia mayo ship ahoy is a very funny musicalcomedyromance from mgm that begins with bert lahr the cowardly lion from the wizard of oz in one of his rare film appearances playing skip owens. Eleanor powell ship ahoy film trailer video dailymotion. The 31 best dance scenes in movies washington post. Eleanor powell dancing and buddy rich on drums in the ill take tallulah number from ship ahoy, 1942. Eleanor powell and buddy rich routine from ship ahoy.
Edward buzzell, frank sinatra, eleanor powell, red skelton, bert lahr, virginia obrien, tommy dorsey. Eleanor powell and red skelton in ship ahoy 1942 eleanor powell and tommy dorsey in. An average ultimate movie rankings umr score is 40. His imdb page shows 47 acting credits from 19381981. Add to watchlist when a lead dancer on a cruise ship is asked to transport a mine, neither she nor her pulpfictionauthor beau knows shes working for spies who got the idea from one of his novels. Ship ahoy 1942 miss winters is a dancer with the tommy dorsey orchestra and is asked to secretly transport a prototype magnetic mine to puerto rico.
Released 1942, ship ahoy stars eleanorpowell, redskelton, bertlahr, virginiaobrien the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Eleanor powell and buddy rich routine from ship ahoy 1942 richard preston. Eleanor powell, red skelton, bert lahr, virginia o. Ship ahoy was the first of two films in which powell and skelton costarred. She played in the movie born to dance find the location of eleanor powell s star on the hollywood walk of fame, read a biography, see related stars and browse a map of important places in their career. Following broadway melody of 1940, none of eleanor powell s films managed to create a major impact on the audience. Neither she nor her pulpfictionauthor beau redskelton knows shes actually working for spies who got the idea from one of his potboiler. Released in 1942, it tells the story of how a chorus girl a beautiful eleanor powell unwittingly becomes involved as a japanese spy during wwii. Eleanor powell and buddy rich routine from ship ahoy 1942. The film shines with tommy dorseys orchestra, two cameos by frank sinatra, and eleanor powells tapdancing routines. We re your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
Eleanor powell doing the matador dance from the film ship ahoy. Ship ahoy 1942 makes up for its lightweight story with all the verve and fun that its title implies. Not only was she a great dancer not just a great dancer but one of the best female tap dancers, but she was a true beauty as well. It was the second movie for frank sinatra and the tommy dorsey orchestra the first, i believe, was las vegas nights, which is not available on video, as far as i know. It is considered a lesser effort on both actors behalf, however the film is chiefly remembered today for including frank sinatra, who appears in an uncredited performance as a singer with the tommy dorsey orchestra. Neither she nor her pulpfictionauthor beau red skelton knows shes actually working for spies who got the idea from one. Ship ahoy is a 1942 musicalcomedy film directed by edward buzzell and starring eleanor powell and red skelton. Eleanor powell plays a leggy lead dancer on a cruise ship who is asked to transport a mine to puerto rico. Ship ahoy 1942 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Red skelton, eleanor powell and a young frank sinatra stumble, sing and dance their way through a nefarious espionage plot by enemy agents in the wartime musical comedy ship ahoy. Overview of ship ahoy, 1942, directed by edward buzzell, with eleanor powell, red skelton, bert lahr, at turner classic movies. Eleanor powell and red skelton in ship ahoy 1942 eleanor powell and tommy dorsey. Donald macbride was listed in the cast in a news item, but is not seen in the film.
She started her career on broadway in 1929, where her machinegun foot work gained her the title of world champion in. I have this movie on vhs, and just ordered the warner archives dvd. Ship ahoy the 1942 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The story is totally forgettable and ridiculous, and the songs some by e.
Theme from ship ahoy original soundtrack by various artists topic. Eleanor powell dancing and buddy rich on drums in the ill take tallulah number from ship ahoy. Ship ahoy is one of mgms minor musical comedies of the early 40s with a simple plot, great dance numbers by eleanor powell and comedy antics by red skelton supplemented by the music of tommy dorseys orchestra which includes buddy rich and a young frank sinatra. It is about miss winters is a dancer with the tommy dorsey orchestra and is asked to secretly transport a prototype magnetic mine to puerto rico. A true product of its time, this nowforgotten mgm musical features the energetic dancing of eleanor powell, the swinging sounds of tommy dorseys big band, and the striking voice of a young frank sinatra in only his second feature film. This page will rank 32 red skelton movies from best to worst in six different sortable columns of information. Tallulah winters eleanor powell, a broadway dancer, is inadvertently involved in a spy plot when she agrees to carry a vital piece of equipment on a cruise to rio. Ship ahoy 1942 tallulah winters eleanor powell, a broadway dancer, is inadvertently involved in a spy plot when she agrees to carry a vital piece of equipment on a cruise to rio. Ship ahoy, a patriotic musical comedy of the wwii era, swings to the tempo of its bigband times. Ship ahoy 1942 official trailer eleanor powell, red skelton movie hd miss winters is a dancer with the tommy dorsey orchestra and is asked to secretly transport a prototype magnetic mine to.
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