''Annapolis Salute'' is a 1937

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directed by

Christy Cabanne William Christy Cabanne (April 16, 1888 – October 15, 1950) was an American film director, screenwriter, and silent film actor. Biography Born in 1888 in St. Louis, Missouri, Cabanne (pronounced CAB-a-nay) was educated at the Culver Military ...

and starring James Ellison, Marsha Hunt and Harry Carey. It was produced and distributed by

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. A few scenes were shot at William Paca House in

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Plot

The film charts the progress of three

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s from very different backgrounds at the

United States Naval Academy The United States Naval Academy (USNA, Navy, or Annapolis) is a United States Service academies, federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It was established on 10 October 1845 during the tenure of George Bancroft as United States Secre ...

Annapolis Annapolis ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland. It is the county seat of Anne Arundel County and its only incorporated city. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east o ...

. First they fight about the Academy’s traditions & then the sister of their hapless roommate. It all ends well with the semi-fat head seeing things as they should be. Fade Out to sea.

Cast

* James Ellison as Bill J. Martin * Marsha Hunt as Julia Clemens * Harry Carey as Chief Martin * Van Heflin as Clay V. Parker * Ann Hovey as Bunny Oliver * Arthur Lake as Cuthbert A. "Tex" Clemens * Dick Hogan as Bob D. Wilson * Marilyn Vernon as Mary Lou * John Griggs as Dwight Moore (cast list as per AFI database)

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