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Annapolis Farewell

Annapolis Farewell

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 23, 1935

Genres

Drama

Original Title

Annapolis Farewell

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Director

Alexander Hall

Description

Commodore Fitzhugh, an old retired naval officer, lives at the Annapolis Naval Academy and, unhappy with the "modern" navy, likes to talk about his days in the "old" navy, especially about his part in the Battle of Manila Bay under Adm. Dewey during the Spanish-American War, when he commanded the USS Congress. That ship, now decommissioned and docked in Annapolis harbor, is--unknown to Fitzhugh--about to be towed out to sea to be used for target practice. When Fitzhugh finds this out, he sets out to either save his beloved vessel or "go down with his ship".