The Singing Marine is a 1937 American musical film directed by Ray Enright and Busby Berkeley and starring Dick Powell . It was the last of Powell's trio of service-related Warners films: 1934's Flirtation Walk paid tribute, of sorts, to the Army, and 1935's Shipmates Forever to the Navy. This one is distinguished by its two musical sequences directed by Busby Berkeley .
2-439: . I missed most of the first hour… On the strength of his uniform & voice, Dick becomes a celebrity. A crackpot manager Hugh Herbert signs him to an exclusive contract. Dick’s unit gets ordered to China but he, along with his sergeant and corporal, miss their transport. The sergeant is an unusually dynamic Allen Jenkins. Dick orders a suite on a luxury liner, a stateroom for his loyal girlfriend/pal Peggy and accommodations for
4-467: The marines and they all set sail. On the voyage, Dick sings a lot, there’s serious tap dancing, Dick sings some more and he is besieged by a horde of beautiful ( is a crowd of Warner Brothers showgirls a Horde ? ) passengers who literally pass him from one to the other. Peggy is not pleased by this display and she is added to the list of those upset with Mr. Powell. They get to Shang Hai. The marines wants him back and he’s restricted to base. There’s
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