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Mervyn LeRoy. Harry Rapf. Irving Thalberg. Norman Reilly Raine. Waterfront couple raise their son to be a sea captain. He grows up to be rather snotty and rebels against drunken Beery. Valiant Dressler keeps things moving even as hubby ruins their tugboat business.
Husband and wife Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman are the romantic interest. Jane is also Kolb's daughter. Tugboat Annie Rides Again also gives the historically minded a chance to see Neil 'Moon' Reagan, modest and self effacing brother of the 40th president. He was an announcer like his brother and had a most minor acting career.
We really lost a great actress in 1933 when Marie Dressler passed away. Tugboat Annie was released after her death and become one of MGM's highest earners that year. And it's great to see Dressler team up with Wallace Beery for another tugboat movie after their success with "Min and Bill (1930)". They always have so much fun together!
Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review ashley h Tugboat Annie is a decent film. It is about a waterfront couple who raise their son to be a sea captain. ... Show Less Cast ...
- Comedy, Drama
In this one, Tugboat Annie is threatened with the loss of her job as cap'n of the tacky tugboat Narcissus, much to the delight of Bullwinkle (Alan Hale), skipper of the rival Salamander. In order to raise $25000 in a hurry, Annie agrees to tow a drydock to Alaska, but this plan is scuttled when another, sleeker tug lands the contract.
A book by Raine entitled Tugboat Annie was published in New York in 1934. According to Los Angeles Examiner and Hollywood Reporter news items, Marjorie Rambeau, Marjorie Main and Lulu McConnell were first considered for the role of "Tugboat Annie." Although Hollywood Reporter production charts include Russell Simpson in the cast, his appearance ...
Nov 10, 2015 · Tugboat Annie, the story of a long-suffering female tug skipper in the mythical community of Secoma on Puget Sound, was the hit of the day, in many cases being held over for a second week at movie houses across the country! At the height of the Great Depression, this gritty yet comic tale of weather-beaten characters tugged at heartstrings.
