Hit the Deck (1955 film)
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Hit the Deck is a 1955 American musical film directed by Roy Rowland and starring Jane Powell, Tony Martin, Debbie Reynolds, Walter Pidgeon, Vic Damone, Gene Raymond, Ann Miller, and Russ Tamblyn.[2] It is based on the 1927 stage musical of the same name – which was itself based on the hit 1922 play Shore Leave by Hubert Osborne – and was shot in CinemaScope. Although the film featured some songs from the stage musical, the plot was different.[3] Standards featured in the film include "Sometimes I'm Happy", "I Know that You Know", and "Hallelujah".[4][5]
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Directed by | Roy Rowland |
Written by | Sonya Levien William Ludwig |
Based on | Shore Leave (play) by Hubert Osborne, and Hit the Deck (stage musical) by Herbert Fields (book) Vincent Youmans (music) Clifford Grey & Leo Robin (lyrics) |
Produced by | Joe Pasternak |
Starring | Jane Powell Tony Martin Debbie Reynolds Walter Pidgeon Vic Damone Gene Raymond Ann Miller Russ Tamblyn Kay Armen J. Carrol Naish Richard Anderson Jane Darwell |
Cinematography | George Folsey |
Edited by | John McSweeney Jr. |
Music by | Songs: Music: Vincent Youmans Lyrics: Leo Robin Clifford Grey Sidney Clare Irving Caesar Billy Rose Edward Eliscu |
Color process | Eastmancolor |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $2.3 million[1] |
Box office | $3.4 million[1] |
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