"A cocky guy joins the Navy for the wrong reason but finds romance and twice is cited for heroism."
James Cagney
as Chesty O'Conner
Pat O’Brien
as Biff Martin
Gloria Stuart
as Dorothy Martin
Frank McHugh
as Droopy Mullins
Dorothy Tree
as Gladys
Robert Barrat
as Commander Denny
Willard Robertson
as Executive Officer
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
as Dance-Floor Manager
Howard Hickman
as Captain
Maude Eburne
as Droopy's Mother
George Irving
as Admiral
Milton Kibbee
as Mike (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel
as Washroom Attendant (uncredited)
Eddie Shubert
as Speedboat Skipper (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
as Cookie (uncredited)
Eddie Acuff
as Marine Orderly (uncredited)
Eleanor Bayley
as Girl (uncredited)
James P. Burtis
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
as Supply Sergeant (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Leo F. Forbstein
Conductor
Herbert A. Jones
Technical Advisor
Lloyd Bacon
Director
Earl Baldwin
Writer
Ben Markson
Story
Esdras Hartley
Art Direction
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Arthur Edeson
Director of Photography
George Amy
Editor
Hal B. Wallis
Executive Producer
Jack L. Warner