Sweetheart of the Navy (1937)

Singer Joan Whitney called the Sweetheart of the Navy by sailors is struggling to reopen the Snug Harbor Cafe After her partner Richard skips town with the money owed to their creditors the club opens unceremoniously Two of Joans sailor friends Andy and Pete offer to help her raise money for the club by staging a fight with Bumper Martin boxing champion of the fleet At Andys request straightlaced yeoman Eddie Harris replaces him in the upcoming fight Andy and Pete then intimidate or coerce the sailors into betting on the fight promising to give Joan the profits Navy Commander Lodge who is grooming Eddie for the Naval Academy at Annapolis is against the fight however and Joan decides to vamp Eddie to make him fight