Top 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsMost Popular Video GamesMost Popular Music VideosMost Popular Podcasts
    Release CalendarBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersSundance Film FestivalIndependent Spirit AwardsBlack History MonthSXSWSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

True to the Navy

  • 19301930
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 19m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
147
YOUR RATING
Clara Bow in True to the Navy (1930)
ActionComedyRomance
A countergirl at a San Diego soda shop has a lot of sailor "boyfriends," but her heart really belongs to a free-spirited gunner, who doesn't want to be tied down to any one woman.A countergirl at a San Diego soda shop has a lot of sailor "boyfriends," but her heart really belongs to a free-spirited gunner, who doesn't want to be tied down to any one woman.A countergirl at a San Diego soda shop has a lot of sailor "boyfriends," but her heart really belongs to a free-spirited gunner, who doesn't want to be tied down to any one woman.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
147
YOUR RATING
    • Frank Tuttle
    • Keene Thompson(original screenplay)
    • Doris Anderson(original screenplay)
    • Herman J. Mankiewicz(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Clara Bow
    • Fredric March
    • Harry Green
    • Frank Tuttle
    • Keene Thompson(original screenplay)
    • Doris Anderson(original screenplay)
    • Herman J. Mankiewicz(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Clara Bow
    • Fredric March
    • Harry Green
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Photos44

    "True to the Navy" Clara Bow 1930 Paramount
    "True to the Navy"  Clara Bow 1930 Paramount **I.V.
    "True to the Navy" Clara Bow 1930 Paramount
    Clara Bow, Ray Cooke, and Eddie Dunn in True to the Navy (1930)
    Clara Bow in True to the Navy (1930)
    Clara Bow and Fredric March in True to the Navy (1930)
    Clara Bow and Fredric March in True to the Navy (1930)
    Clara Bow and Rex Bell in True to the Navy (1930)
    Clara Bow and Fredric March in True to the Navy (1930)
    Clara Bow in True to the Navy (1930)
    Clara Bow and Fredric March in True to the Navy (1930)
    Clara Bow, Harry Green, and Adele Windsor in True to the Navy (1930)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Clara Bow
    Clara Bow
    • Ruby Nolan
    Fredric March
    Fredric March
    • Bull's Eye McCoy
    Harry Green
    Harry Green
    • Solomon Bimberg
    Rex Bell
    Rex Bell
    • Eddie
    Eddie Fetherston
    • Michael
    Eddie Dunn
    Eddie Dunn
    • Albert
    Ray Cooke
    Ray Cooke
    • Peewee
    Harry Sweet
    Harry Sweet
    • Artie
    Adele Windsor
    • Maizie
    Sam Hardy
    Sam Hardy
    • Brady
    Jed Prouty
    Jed Prouty
    • Dance Hall Manager
    Louise Beavers
    Louise Beavers
    • Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Maurice Black
    Maurice Black
    • Sharpie
    • (uncredited)
    Frances Dee
    Frances Dee
    • Girl at Table
    • (uncredited)
    Pat Moriarity
    Pat Moriarity
    • Sailor
    • (uncredited)
    Guy Oliver
    Guy Oliver
    • Watch Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Sullivan
    Charles Sullivan
    • Shore Patrolman
    • (uncredited)
      • Frank Tuttle
      • Keene Thompson(original screenplay)
      • Doris Anderson(original screenplay)
      • Herman J. Mankiewicz(dialogue)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    Hoopla
    6.6
    Hoopla
    Her Wedding Night
    7.1
    Her Wedding Night
    Love Among the Millionaires
    6.1
    Love Among the Millionaires
    Kick In
    7.4
    Kick In
    No Limit
    5.9
    No Limit
    Manslaughter
    6.5
    Manslaughter
    Call Her Savage
    7.0
    Call Her Savage
    The Wild Party
    6.3
    The Wild Party
    Playboy of Paris
    6.1
    Playboy of Paris
    Along Came Youth
    6.5
    Along Came Youth
    Honor Among Lovers
    6.7
    Honor Among Lovers
    The Night Angel
    5.9
    The Night Angel

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
    • Connections
      Featured in Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Believe It or Not, I Lost My Man
      Written by L. Wolfe Gilbert and Abel Baer

    User reviews8

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    4/10
    What a pity
    Ruby (Clara Bow) works a scam in her role as a waitress by dating every sailor that she can and encouraging them to buy her gifts from her boss's shop. Mr Bimberg (Harry Green) is her boss and Maizie (Adele Windsor) is her co-worker who disapproves of the behaviour. However, she gets rumbled as one day all of her sailor lovers turn up at the same time. A fight ensues and the sailors vow to get even. Enter Bulls Eye McCoy (Frederic March), the navy's "Mr Popular". He falls for Ruby but his sailor friends want him to teach her a lesson, which he does by publicly humiliating her at a wedding service. There is some other story involving a criminal gang but I didn't really follow it and everything works out OK in the end.

    Clara Bow is good, Frederic March is transparently trying to act like a tough sailor, Harry Green is sometimes non-comprehendable because of his shouty, silly accent and the sailors are mostly annoying. However, Adele Windsor has some funny moments, especially in her sparring with Clara Bow at the beginning of the film. The film starts well and is quite funny until the action moves away from the shop. The film then loses momentum and interest and just drags along after this which is a shame.
    helpful•0
    6
    • AAdaSC
    • Dec 19, 2010

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • May 25, 1930 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • 1 hour 19 minutes
      • Black and White

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Clara Bow in True to the Navy (1930)
    Top Gap
    By what name was True to the Navy (1930) officially released in India in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.