''Naval Academy'' is a 1941 American

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directed by

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and written by David Silverstein and

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. The film stars

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, Billy Cook, Pierre Watkin, Warren Ashe and

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. The film was released on June 5, 1941, by

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Plot

Cast

as Steve Kendall *

as Tommy Blake * Billy Cook as Dick Brewster * Pierre Watkin as Capt. Davis *Warren Ashe as Lt. Brackett *

as Matt Cooper *Douglas Scott as Jimmy Henderson *Warren McCollum as Cadet *Calvin Ellison as Cadet *Joe Brown Jr. as Bill Foster * David Durand as Fred Bailey *Tommy Bupp as Joey Martin * John Dilson as John Frazier *William Blees as CPO Caldwell

References

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* {{Erle C. Kenton 1941 films American action films 1940s action films Columbia Pictures films Films directed by Erle C. Kenton American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films English-language action films