Hit the Deck (1955 film)
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. 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. Standards featured in the film include "Sometimes I'm Happy", "I Know that You Know", and "Hallelujah".
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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 |
| Box office | $3.4 million |
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