Review of Here Comes the Navy (1934) by Private U — 07 Mar 2008

It follows the usual Cagney-O'Brien movie formula--Cagney is put into a rigid institution just so he can rebel against it, then pisses off O'Brien by stealing either his girl or his sister (in this case, the latter), and then comes to prove himself worthy of whatever rigid instituation he's rebelling against.

And Frank McHugh is Cagney's lunk-headed (but genuinely funny) sidekick. Gloria Stuart is a good enough love interest for Cagney, and the rest of the cast is of course solid. Ignore the fact that Cagney goes around in black face in one scene, and it's an altogether watchable movie.