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. Ship ahoy 1942 eleanor powell becomes a dancing bull fighter. 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. Eleanor powell, red skelton, bert lahr, virginia o. Ship ahoy 1942 official trailer eleanor powell, red. 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. 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. Ship ahoy 1942 isnt often mentioned and may be forgotten by most.
Eleanor powell plays a leggy lead dancer on a cruise ship who is asked to transport a mine to puerto rico. Ship ahoy 1942 official trailer eleanor powell, red skelton movie hd duration. Eleanor powell and buddy rich routine from ship ahoy. Eleanor powell and virginia obrien look gorgeous in this film.
Eleanor powell doing the matador dance from the film ship ahoy. Overview of ship ahoy, 1942, directed by edward buzzell, with eleanor powell, red skelton, bert lahr, at turner classic movies. Theme from ship ahoy original soundtrack by various artists topic. Eleanor powell and buddy rich routine from ship ahoy 1942 richard preston. With eleanor powell, red skelton, tommy dorsey, buddy rich. Ship ahoy, eleanor powell, red skelton, tommy dorsey, 1942 movies art print 41 x 61 cm ship ahoy posters for sale online. Eleanor powell ship ahoy film trailer video dailymotion. Eleanor powell dancing and buddy rich on drums in the ill take tallulah number from ship ahoy.
Edward buzzell, frank sinatra, eleanor powell, red skelton, bert lahr, virginia obrien, tommy dorsey. Eleanor powell plays a leggy lead dancer on a cruise ship. 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. With eleanor powell, red skelton, bert lahr, virginia obrien. In bm of 1936, eleanor powell makes her debut in the movies and shows she is the queen of tap dancing right away. 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. Watch ship ahoy 1942 hight quality movie with english language.
Eleanor powell and red skelton in ship ahoy 1942 eleanor powell and tommy dorsey. It also features the great drummer buddy rich and the great tap dancer eleanor powell. I also have to mention the hairstyles and costuming in this film the styles are stunning. Ship ahoy 1942 ship ahoy 1942 makes up for its lightweight story with all the verve and fun that its title implies. Ship ahoy was the first of two films in which powell and skelton costarred. The film shines with tommy dorseys orchestra, two cameos by frank sinatra, and eleanor powells tapdancing routines. She thinks that she is working for the us government, but fails to see why she would be involved. Although it may be slightly funny because of red skelton and burt lahr, the plot is quite thin. 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. Following broadway melody of 1940, none of eleanor powell s films managed to create a major impact on the audience. 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. Her projects of this time included lady be good and ship ahoy, which were released in 1941 and 1942, respectively.
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. The gowns designed by robert kalloch are absolutely beautiful. Neither she nor her pulpfictionauthor beau red skelton knows shes actually working for spies who got the idea from one. Ship ahoy 1942 makes up for its lightweight story with all the verve and fun that its title implies. Its a sad fact that eleanor powell isnt nearly as familiar today as she ought to be, even. 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. 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. 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. His imdb page shows 47 acting credits from 19381981. Ship ahoy full frame, manufactured on demand, mono sound. This page will rank 32 red skelton movies from best to worst in six different sortable columns of information. Ship ahoy 1942 official trailer eleanor powell, red skelton. An average ultimate movie rankings umr score is 40.
The 31 best dance scenes in movies washington post. The story is totally forgettable and ridiculous, and the songs some by e. 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. Eleanor powell biography facts, childhood, family life. Eleanor powell plays a leggy lead dancer on a cruise ship who is. Done during wwii, this film includes a plot where eleanor powell is used by fifth columnists to carry a magnetic mine to puerto rico. 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. Donald macbride was listed in the cast in a news item, but is not seen in the film.
Buy ship ahoy movie posters from movie poster shop. Eleanor powell and red skelton in ship ahoy 1942 eleanor powell and tommy dorsey in. In 2010, i revealed i had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. 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. 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. Ship ahoy, a patriotic musical comedy of the wwii era, swings to the tempo of its bigband times. 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. 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. She started her career on broadway in 1929, where her machinegun foot work gained her the title of world champion in. Eleanor powell, red skelton, bert lahr, virginia obrien, william. Ship ahoy 1942 isnt often mentioned and may be forgotten by most when discussions start about mgm musicals. We re your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Neither she nor her pulpfictionauthor beau redskelton knows shes actually working for spies who got the idea from one of his potboiler. I enjoy watching her dance you are my lucky star in a dream sequence, sing before breakfast, and broadway rhythm.
Eleanor powell dancing and buddy rich on drums in the ill take tallulah number from ship ahoy, 1942. 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. Ship ahoy the 1942 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Ship ahoy is a 1942 musicalcomedy film directed by edward buzzell and starring eleanor powell and red skelton. 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. Ship ahoy 1942 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. T elevision shows and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings. Neither she nor her pulpfictionauthor beau red skelton knows shes actually working for spies who got the idea from one of his potboiler novels. Ship ahoy 1942 official trailer eleanor powell, red skelton movie hd miss winters is a dancer with the tommy dorsey orchestra and is. I have this movie on vhs, and just ordered the warner archives dvd.