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Meet the Navy is a film of genre War directed by Alfred Travers
Meet the Navy (1946)
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Add to a movie listMeet the Navy is a 1946 British musical comedy film based on the Canadian musical revue Meet the Navy. Filmed in England in November 1945, it was directed by Alfred Travers and produced by British National Films. It starred Lionel Murton, Margaret Hurst and John Pratt. A musical troupe entertain sailors from the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War, and the film shows their personal history and experiences.
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