Here Comes the Navy (1934)

James Cagney and his best friend Frank McHugh join the Navy to annoy Chief Petty Officer Pat O’Brien. Also annoying O’Brien is Cagney’s romance with his sister Gloria Stuart. The film is the first of nine that Cagney and O’Brien acted in together and the scenes between the three men can be amusing at times. The film itself is unfortunately a mostly dull affair. Made with the cooperation of the U.S. Navy, it feels like the type of propaganda film that would be made ten years later. I’m a sucker for films with zeppelins and blimps, but sadly the scenes including one here don’t come until near the end of a drawn out eight-seven minutes.  

Oscar Nomination: Best Picture