''Navy Blues'' is a 1929 American
Pre-Code
Pre-Code Hollywood was the brief era in the American film industry between the widespread adoption of sound in film in 1929LaSalle (2002), p. 1. and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code censorship guidelines, popularly known ...
romance film starring
William Haines
Charles William Haines (January 2, 1900 – December 26, 1973) was an American actor and interior designer.
Haines was discovered by a talent scout and signed with Goldwyn Pictures in 1922. His career gained momentum when he received favo ...
as a sailor and
Anita Page
Anita Page (born Anita Evelyn Pomares; August 4, 1910 – September 6, 2008) was an American film actress who reached stardom in the final years of the silent film era.
She was referred to as "a blond, blue-eyed Latin" and "the girl with the mos ...
as the girl he romances and leaves. This was Haines' first talking picture.
Cast
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William Haines
Charles William Haines (January 2, 1900 – December 26, 1973) was an American actor and interior designer.
Haines was discovered by a talent scout and signed with Goldwyn Pictures in 1922. His career gained momentum when he received favo ...
as Jack Kelly
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Anita Page
Anita Page (born Anita Evelyn Pomares; August 4, 1910 – September 6, 2008) was an American film actress who reached stardom in the final years of the silent film era.
She was referred to as "a blond, blue-eyed Latin" and "the girl with the mos ...
as Alice Brown
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Karl Dane as Sven Swanson
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J.C. Nugent
John Charles Nugent (April 6, 1868 – April 21, 1947), was an American actor, director, and screenwriter. A veteran stage performer, he appeared in 20 films between 1929 and 1943.
Early life
Nugent was born in Niles, Ohio, and attended R ...
as Mr. Reginald Brown
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Edythe Chapman
Edythe Chapman (October 8, 1863 – October 15, 1948) was an American stage and silent film actress.
Career
Born in Rochester, New York, Chapman began her stage career as early as 1898 when she appeared in New York City in ''The Charity Bal ...
as Mrs. Brown
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Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) was an American film actor and writer. He appeared in more than 430 films between 1919 and 1943.
Biography
He was born in Santa Ana, California, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart ...
as Chief Petty Officer Higgins
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1929 films
American black-and-white films
1920s romantic comedy-drama films
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
American romantic comedy-drama films
1920s American films
1920s English-language films
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