Tugboat Annie
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MGM | |
Release date | August 4, 1933 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $614,000[1] |
Box office | $2.6 million (worldwide rentals)[1] |
Tugboat Annie is a 1933 American
The boisterous Tugboat Annie character first appeared in a series of stories in the
Tugboat Annie also features Robert Young and Maureen O'Sullivan as the requisite pair of young lovers. Captain Clarence Howden piloted Annie's tugboat "Narcissus" (real name Wallowa), which was owned by Foss Tug and Barge of Tacoma and had been leased to MGM for the film. 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.[4] 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.[5]
Plot
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Cast
- Marie Dressler as Annie Brennan
- Wallace Beery as Terry Brennan
- Robert Young as Alec Brennan
- Maureen O'Sullivan as Pat Severn
- Willard Robertson as Red Severn
- Tammany Young as Shif'less
- Frankie Darro as Alec, as a Child
- Jack Pennick as Pete
- Paul Hurst as Sam
- Oscar Apfel as Reynolds
- Jessie Arnold as Miss Blake - Severn's Secretary
- Vince Barnett as Cab Driver
- Robert Barrat as First Mate of 'Glacier Queen'
- Wallis Clark as Second Banker
- Willie Fung as Chow - the Cook
- Charles Giblyn as Banker John Wilcox
- Marilyn Harris as Pat Severn, as a Child
- Robert Homans as Old Salt on Schooner
- Robert McWade as Mayor of Secoma
- Roger Moore as Man on Dock
- Hal Price as Mate on Ferry
- Jack Randall as Party Guest
- Christian Rub as Sailor
- Guy Usher as Auctioneer
Reception
The film earned $1,917,000 in rentals in the United States and Canada and $655,000 overseas for a total of $2,572,000[1] and made a profit of $1.1 million.[6]
Sequels
A sequel called
A Canadian-filmed television series appeared in 1957, The Adventures of Tugboat Annie, starring Minerva Urecal ran for 39 half-hour episodes.
References in other media
- In Gordon the Big Enginereferences Tugboat Annie when he teases Donald and Douglas about their deep-toned whistles.
- In the original 1967 version of The Producers, after Roger De Bris mentions as to why he's wearing a dress, due to him going to the choreographer ball, he claims that he looks more like the character when he is supposed to be "The Grand Dutchess Anastasia".
- The character is mentioned in the AA "Big Book" in the personal story of Dr. Bob, one of the co-founders of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- 1990s indie rock band Tugboat Annie was named for the character.
References
- ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles, California: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ Tugboat Annie Archived 2008-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, everythingnorwegian.everythingscandinavian.com; accessed August 4, 2015.
- ^ Tugboat Annie, marinersmuseum.org; accessed August 4, 2015.
- ^ Carter, Glen (May 16, 1981). "Tugboat gets top billing". The Seattle Times. p. B11.
- ^ Burrows, Alyssa (January 24, 2002). "Filmography in Seattle". HistoryLink. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ Scott Eyman, Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Legend of Louis B. Mayer, Robson, 2005 p 191
External links
- Tugboat Annie at the TCM Movie Database
- Tugboat Annie at IMDb
- Tugboat Annie at AllMovie
- Tugboat Annie at the American Film Institute Catalog