Miss Pacific Fleet

Dec 14, 1935

1h 6m

★ 4.0

Joan and Glenda - even funnier in the Navy than they were "In The Money"!

Overview

A down-on-her-luck showgirl sets her eyes on the cash prize that comes with winning the title "Miss Pacific Fleet".

Genres

Romance

Comedy

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Gloria Fay

Joan Blondell

Mae O'Brien

Glenda Farrell

Mr. J. August Freytag

Hugh Herbert

Bernard 'Kewpie' Wiggins

Allen Jenkins

Sergeant Tom Foster

Warren Hull

Clarence 'Dutch'

Eddie Acuff

Virginia 'Vergie' Matthews

Marie Wilson

Sadie Freytag

Minna Gombell

Nicholas 'Nick', Annie's Boyfriend

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Headwaiter - Snuggle-Up Inn (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

Miss LeMay - Freytag's Secretary (uncredited)

Mary Doran

Violet Johnson - Butch's Girl (uncredited)

Mary Treen

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