page_title: Hit the Deck (1955 film)
section_title: Cast
hierarchical_section_title: Hit the Deck (1955 film) / Cast
caption_attribution_description: English: Screenshot from the trailer for the 1955 film, "Hit The Deck", showing Vic Damone, Jane Powell, Kay Armen, Russ Tamblyn and Debbie Reynolds.
context_page_description: Hit the Deck is a 1955 American musical film directed by Roy Rowland and starring Jane Powell, Tony Martin, Debbie Reynolds, Walter Pidgeon, Vic Damone, Gene Raymond, Ann Miller, and Russ Tamblyn. It is based on the 1927 stage musical of the same name – which was itself based on the hit 1922 play Shore Leave by Hubert Osborne – and was shot in CinemaScope. Although the film featured some songs from the stage musical, the plot was different. Standards featured in the film include "Sometimes I'm Happy", "I Know that You Know", and "Hallelujah".
context_section_description: Jane Powell as Susan Smith
  Tony Martin as Chief Boatswain's Mate William F. Clark
  Debbie Reynolds as Carol Pace
  Walter Pidgeon as Rear Adm. Daniel Xavier Smith
  Vic Damone as Rico Ferrari
  Gene Raymond as Wendell Craig
  Ann Miller as Ginger
  Russ Tamblyn as Danny Xavier Smith (singing voice was dubbed by Rex Dennis)
  J. Carrol Naish as Mr. Peroni
  Kay Armen as Mrs. Ottavio Ferrari
  Richard Anderson as Lt. Jackson
  Jane Darwell as Jenny
  Alan King as Shore Patrolman
  Henry Slate as Shore Patrolman
  Cast notes:
  Although the names of George Murphy, Bobby Van, Jack E. Leonard, Vera-Ellen, and Ann Crowley appeared in early publicity for the film, they did not appear in it.
  Because of a scandalous love affair between Jane Powell and actor Gene Nelson, it was widely rumored that Powell would be replaced for the film.
  Jane Powell, Vic Damone and Ann Miller were all at or near the end of their contracts with MGM when they made Hit the Deck.
caption: Hit The Deck trailer screen shot
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