Navy Wife

Plot

A Kathleen Norris novel was the source for this romantic drama, which begins when widowed navy doctor Quentin Harden (Ralph Bellamy) falls in love with nurse Vicki Blake (Claire Trevor). Despite her awareness that most naval marriages end in divorce, Vicki says "yes" when Harden proposes. Soon she begins to suspect that he still carries a torch for his late wife, but she remains with Harden for the sake of his crippled daughter (Anne Howard). Vicki's loyalty is rewarded when Harden proves once and for all that he is in love with her, and only her. Warren Hymer provides comic relief as a goofy gob who deliberately gets injured so he can enjoy the attentions of a bevy of beautiful nurses. Navy Wife was largely filmed on location at the U.S. Naval Base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

• Claire Trevor - Vicky Blake
• Ralph Bellamy - Dr. Quentin Harden
• Jane Darwell - Mrs. Keats
• Warren Hymer - Butch
• Ben Lyon - Dr. Pete Milford

Kathleen Burke - Serena Morrison; George Irving - Dr. Keats; Anne Howard - Susan Harden; Jonathan Hale - Norton; Ruth Gillette - Mamie; John Kelly - Spike; Susan Fleming - Jenny; Murray Alper - Dr. Barratt

Credit

Allan Dwan - Director, David Buttolph - Musical Direction/Supervision, Rudolph Maté - Cinematographer, John F. Seitz - Cinematographer, Sol Wurtzel - Producer, Sonya Levien - Screenwriter, Edward T. Lowe - Screenwriter, Kathleen Norris - Book Author

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