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Skirts Ahoy!
Skirts Ahoy!

Skirts Ahoy!

Glorifying America's Mermaids---the WAVES!

Genres

Comedy

OverView

Three young ladies sign up for some kind of training at a naval base. However, their greatest trouble isn't long marches or several weeks in a small boat, but their love life.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

28 May 1952

Country

United States of America

Cast

Esther Williams

Esther Williams

Whitney Young

Joan Evans

Joan Evans

Mary Kate Yarbrough

Vivian Blaine

Vivian Blaine

Una Yancey

Barry Sullivan

Barry Sullivan

Paul Elcott

Keefe Brasselle

Keefe Brasselle

Dick Hallson

Billy Eckstine

Billy Eckstine

Billy Eckstine

Dean Miller

Dean Miller

Archie O'Conovan

Margalo Gillmore

Margalo Gillmore

Stauton

Anne DeMarco

Anne DeMarco

Williams Sister

Arlene DeMarco

Arlene DeMarco

Williams Sister

Gloria DeMarco

Gloria DeMarco

Williams Sister

Jeanette DeMarco

Jeanette DeMarco

Williams Sister

Terri DeMarco

Terri DeMarco

Williams Sister

Jeff Donnell

Jeff Donnell

Giff

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

Thatcher Kinston

Emmett Lynn

Emmett Lynn

Pop

Skip Martin

Skip Martin

Orchestra Leader

Marimba Merrymakers

Marimba Merrymakers

The Marimba Merrymakers

Roy Roberts

Roy Roberts

Captain Graymont

Hayden Rorke

Hayden Rorke

Doctor

Kathy Tongay

Kathy Tongay

Little Girl

Russell 'Bubba' Tongay

Russell 'Bubba' Tongay

Little Boy

Madge Blake

Madge Blake

Jane Vance (uncredited)

Mae Clarke

Mae Clarke

Miss LaValle (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Tearoom Manager (uncredited)

Alvy Moore

Alvy Moore

French-Speaking Sailor (uncredited)

Juanita Moore

Juanita Moore

Black Drill Team Member (uncredited)

Debbie Reynolds

Debbie Reynolds

Debbie Reynolds (uncredited)

Bobby Van

Bobby Van

Bobby Van (uncredited)

Keenan Wynn

Keenan Wynn

Keenan Wynn (uncredited)

Mady Comfort

Mady Comfort

Black Drill Team Member (uncredited)

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