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- Howden's son Richard Howden is seen rolling rope during the credits. Filmed in Seattle, Washington, Tugboat Annie used local residents as extras, including then-mayor John F. Dore. The tugboat used in the film, renamed Arthur Foss in 1934, is the oldest wooden tugboat afloat in the world and remains preserved by Northwest Seaport in Seattle.
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Nov 10, 2015 · In 1933 Seattle played a part in a blockbuster movie. 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!
Filmed in Seattle, Washington, Tugboat Annie used local residents as extras, including then-mayor John F. Dore. The tugboat used in the film, renamed Arthur Foss in 1934, is the oldest wooden tugboat afloat in the world and remains preserved by Northwest Seaport in Seattle.
- Paul Marquardt (uncredited)
- Irving Thalberg (uncredited)
- August 4, 1933
Jan 1, 2021 · The first Hollywood movie ever shot in Seattle was "Tugboat Annie," which turned into a movie series and a TV show celebrating a woman tugboat captain. It was a smash hit. Annie was a salty ...
Mar 1, 2021 · The first Hollywood movie ever shot in Seattle was Tugboat Annie, which turned into a movie series and a TV show celebrating a woman tugboat captain. It was a smash hit. Annie was a salty, formidable woman who was able to constantly outsmart her rivals.
Jan 24, 2002 · Contrary to myth, Marie Dressler’s role as the crusty Annie was not based on the real Thea Foss (who founded the Foss tugboat company on the Tacoma waterfront in the 1880s), but the historic tug Arthur Foss was used in local shooting on Lake Union.
Oct 18, 2015 · In 1933 Seattle played a part in a blockbuster movie. Tugboat Annie , the story of a wise-cracking female tug skipper in the mythical Secoma community 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!
Jun 19, 2020 · Tugboat Annie is reportedly one of the first-ever films to be shot in Seattle. 1. Tugboat Annie (1933) by Mervyn LeRoy. While much of this comedy about a quarrelsome sailor couple were shot on elaborate sound stages, Tugboat Annie’s local relevance to Seattle can’t be denied.
