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Stand by for Action

Stand by for Action
Release date: 1942-12-31
Rating: 6.8
Votes: 11
Genres: Action, Drama, War, Comedy
U. S. Navy Lieutenant Gregg Masterman, of The Harvard and Boston Back Bay Mastermans, learned about the sea while winning silver cups sailing his yacht. He climbs swiftly in rank, and is now Junior Aide to Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas.

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