Ship Ahoy

Tallulah Winters is a dancing star who is hired to perform on an ocean liner. Before she leaves, she is recruited by what she believes is a branch of the United States government and asked to smuggle a prototype explosive out of the country. In fact, she is unknowingly working for Nazi Germany agents who have stolen the mine. Meanwhile, Merton Kibble (Red Skelton), a writer of Pulp fiction (genre) adventure stories but suffering from severe writer's block, is on the same ship and soon he finds himself embroiled in Tallulah's real-life adventure. Also appearing in the film were Bert Lahr, Tommy Dorsey, Buddy Rich, and Virginia O'Brien.