Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Konterr Brilliant and touching

Megamind To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Edgar Allan Pooh . . . are words you seldom hear nowadays. But back in 1945, the U.S. Navy had a whole L.T.A. (lighter-than-air) fleet. These "blimp boys" primarily were engaged in anti-submarine warfare along the U.S. coasts, though they might dabble in other missions, as shown at the end of THIS MAN'S NAVY. Military comedies such as M*A*S*H, STRIPES, DR. STRANGEGLOVE, or TV's HOGAN'S HEROES, McHALE'S NAVY, and F-TROOP tend to pop up during peace time, long after the shooting stops. This was especially true during WWII (1942-45), when the American War Dept. cross-checked EVERY feature film Pre-release against a ten-point checklist to insure that each flick made appropriate advances against the Axis forces. THIS MAN'S NAVY is as close to comedy as the War Censors would allow, with blow-hard main character Ned Trumpet, and his comic foils. Ned bails out of L.T.A.'s over Lakehurst, N.J., and under Japanese fighter plane attack in Southeast Asia, with exactly the same air of light-hearted jauntiness. In Howard Hughes' HELL'S ANGELS, the German dirigible commander orders a dozen of his crewmen to lighten the airship's load by jumping out over enemy England WITHOUT PARACHUTES. The U.S. Blimpers, on the other hand, do not need to resort to such fatal measures to shed ballast: they simply are shown pitching out swivel chairs, filing cabinets, and mini-fridges. THIS MAN'S NAVY proves that the Axis is no match for a nation of Archie Bunkers, Forrest Gumps, and Don Knottses.

MartinHafer This wartime film follows a formula that MGM used on quite a few Wallace Beery films. Once again the over-age and over-weight Beery is supposed to be a career military guy. However, the big difference in this film is that his Navy man is with the Lighter Than Air service--balloons that were used for submarine patrols. I can't think of another movie that dealt with this important branch of the Navy--even though 12,000 men served with this service and they were incredibly successful.Beery plays Ned Trumpet--a guy who is pretty much the same as he played in other films of the genre. He's got a heart of gold but also lies like a rug--and when his friend/rival Jimmy (James Gleason) talks about the exploits of his son, Ned talks all about his as well. The problem is that Ned NEVER was married nor has any kids! So, after meeting a nice young man, Jess (Tom Drake), he decides to unofficially adopt him and begins telling his friends about how great 'his boy' is! What Ned doesn't know is that Jess is disabled and cannot walk--and Ned's plans for Jess following him into the LTA service appear impossible. But, thanks to a nice-guy doctor who thinks he can cure Jess, the man is able to join the service. This only takes us to about midway through the film--what happens next is for you to see for yourself. Rest assured, however, that like most of these other films, it involves redemption and incredible coincidences!Overall, like all the Beery military films, it's high on propaganda but also on entertainment. Sure, it does follow the formula, but it's well made and enjoyable throughout.By the way, I read up on this and found that during WWII there was a single case where a blimp that was sunk by a sub. They lost one crew member in the attack. Otherwise, the blimps were incredibly successful and had a huge advantage over the subs and lost hardly a ship during their escort duties.

whpratt1 This film was very enjoyable because it deals with Naval Blimps and shows how they are launched and the methods used to secure them to the ground. Wallace Beery, (Ned Trumpet) plays the role of a Chief Petty Officer with plenty of service along with James Gleason who is his co-pilot. There is plenty of action with Japanese Planes attacking the blimp and also comedy and romance. Jan Clayton, (Dorothy Cortland) is introduced to Tom Drake, (Jese Weaver) which was arranged by Ned Trumpet who wanted his adopted son to meet an attractive young gal. Ned Trumpet had a bad habit of telling so many lies that all his friends were doubtful about anything he said. Wallace Berry & James Gleason both gave an outstanding performance and made this into a great film to watch and enjoy. William A Wellman the director was one of the first director's who was able to create classic airplane films dealing with actual stunt-men flying the planes. Enjoy.

Ford-8 Of all the movies I have seen, and that's most of them, this is by far the best one made that is primarily about the U.S. Naval Airships (Blimps) during the WW-II era. Yes there are other good LTA related movies, but most use special effects more than any real-time shots. This Man's Navy has considerably more real-time footage of blimps etc. True, lots of corny dialog but that's what makes more interesting Hollywood movies, even today. P.S. I spent 10 years(out of 20) and have over 5,000 hours in Navy Airships of all types, from 1949 through 1959. Proud member of the Naval Airship Association etc. [ATC(LA/AC) USN Retired]