Tars and Spars

Tars and Spars is a 1946 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Alfred Drake, Janet Blair, and Marc Platt.

Tars and Spars
Theatrical poster for the film
Directed by	Alfred E. Green
Written by	John Jacoby Sarett Tobias Decla Dunning Barry Trivers
Produced by	Milton H. Bren
Starring	Alfred Drake Janet Blair Marc Platt
Cinematography	Joseph Walker
Edited by	Al Clark
Music by	M. W. Stoloff
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Release date	January 10, 1946 (1946-01-10) (US)[1]
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Howard Young is a coast guardsman who has been on shore duty for three years despite his efforts to be sent into action. His nearest approach to sea duty was on a harbor-moored life raft for 21 days as part of an experiment with a new type of vitamin gum for the government. He meets Christine Bradley, a SPAR, sent to take over his communications job and, by things he leaves unsaid, she thinks his life-raft experience was the result of a ship-wreck at sea.

Cast

• Alfred Drake as Howard Young of Oklahoma
• Janet Blair as Christine Bradley of Pennsylvania
• Marc Platt as Junior Casady of Indiana
• Jeff Donnell as Penny McDougal of Brooklyn
• Sid Caesar as Chuck Enders of Yonkers, U.S.A.
• Ray Walker as Lieutenant Scully
• James Flavin as Chief Bosun Mate Gurney