Meet the Navy is a 1946 British musical comedy film directed by Alfred Travers and starring Lionel Murton, Margaret Hurst and Robert John Pratt.
[2] The plot concerns a musical troupe who entertain sailors from the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II, and the film shows their personal history and experiences.
[4] The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "With an uninspired script telling a confused narrative, the fictionalised version of this successful stage show depends very largely on the production numbers which form its final section and are in Technicolor.
"[5] Kine Weekly wrote: "The path leading up to the all-Technicolor finale is paved with authentic vignettes of war at sea and at the base, and these provide showmanlike settings for comedy, romance, song and dance ensembles.
Which is as it should be, since the film is based on the Royal Canadian Navy stage show of the same name, originally put together by radio musical arranger Louis Silvers and choreographer Larry Ceballos.