Overview
Two sailors (William Haines and Cliff Edwards) are leaving the US Navy after 10 years. In their spare time, one of them (Haines) invents a carburetor that should increase the speed that powered boats will run, but all they succeed in doing is sinking the Admiral's barge. After discharge, broke and out of work, they find work with a boat builder who wants the fastest race boat in the world. They design the boat, carburetor and the engine but lack of money and the foreclosure of the business hinders their efforts to prove the new design.
| Actor | Age then | Age now | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 32 | December 26, 1973 (73) | |
 | 23 | April 26, 1981 (71) | |
 | 35 | February 24, 1970 (72) | |
 | 60 | July 17, 1943 (71) | |
 | 37 | July 17, 1971 (76) | |
 | 50 | August 27, 1945 (62) | |
 | 33 | January 26, 1967 (68) | |
 | 70 | December 16, 1932 (70) | |
 | 39 | August 15, 1938 (44) |