Ankles Aweigh (film)
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| Based on | Ankles Awiegh by Guy Bolton and Eddie Davis |
| Starring | Lisa Montell Jessica Dublin Stan Freberg |
| Music by | Sammy Fain Lyrics by: Dan Shapiro Score by Percy Faith |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Ankles Aweigh is a 1962 American musical film based on the 1955 musical by Guy Bolton and Eddie Davis, lyrics by Dan Shapiro. Directed and co-written by ?, the film stars Lisa Montell (in her musical film debut), Jessica Dublin and Randall Bodds.
Synopsis[edit]
- Act I
A Hollywood starlet, Wynne, is in Sicily with her sister Elsey to film her movie debut in a low-budget musical ("Italy"). She falls in love with U.S. Navy lieutenant Bill Kelley ("Nothing at All"). The two secretly marry, violating a clause in her contract. With the aid of her sister and two of her husband's service buddies, Dinky and Spud, Wynne disguises herself as a sailor ("Walk Like a Sailor") and stows away on Bill's ship, the U.S.S. Alamo, so that they can slip away for a honeymoon. When they reach Morocco, they run into Bill's jealous Moroccan ex-girlfriend, Lucia ("Headin' for the Bottom"), who is now the mistress of the leader of an espionage ring. As revenge, Lucia implicates him as a spy.
- Act II
With the help of her sister and his buddies, Wynne and Bill eventually find a way to absolve him of the charges, he becomes a hero, and they live happily ever after ("Eleven O'Clock Song").
Production[edit]
Filming located in South Padre Island shot from June 1, 1962 to August 3, 1962.
