Hit the Deck (1929)





Some very routine performances keep this from being one of the outstanding screen musical comedies of all time. Only Jack Oakie, as the sailor lover, stands out. He's a panic. Polly Walker, the leading woman, and the rest, are conventional. But it's a magnificent production, with some grand Technicolor work and brilliant dancing. And "Hallelujah," punch song, is the best yet.

Photoplay February 1930



Vintage magazines

Photoplay , September 1929
Photoplay , February 1930
Photoplay , February 1930

Photoplay , February 1930

Books with substantial mentioning of Hit the Deck

Edwin M. Bradley
The first Hollywood musicals, A critical filmography of 171 features, 1927 through 1932
Jefferson, N.C., 1996
pp. 90-91 info


Year: 1929
Country: United States
 
IMDb: 0020977