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Son of a Sailor (1933)
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23 December 1933 (USA)
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Sailor Handsome from the aircraft carrier Saratoga meets in San Francisco Helen, a relative of his admiral...
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Archetypical Joe E. Brown comedy
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Joe E. Brown | ... | 'Handsome' Callahan | |
| Jean Muir | ... | Helen Farnsworth | |
| Frank McHugh | ... | Gaga | |
| Thelma Todd | ... | The Baroness | |
| Johnny Mack Brown | ... | Duke | |
| Sheila Terry | ... | Genevieve | |
| George Blackwood | ... | Armstrong | |
| Merna Kennedy | ... | Isabel | |
| Kenneth Thomson | ... | Williams | |
| Samuel S. Hinds | ... | Adm. Farnsworth | |
| Noel Francis | ... | Queenie | |
| Arthur Vinton | ... | Vincent | |
| George Irving | ... | Rear Adm. Lee |
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Germany:70 min | USA:73 min
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Edward A. Lynch filed a suit in a U.S. Federal Court against Warner Bros/First National Pictures in 1940. Lynch asked for $100,000, claiming that his book, "When Homer Comes Marching Home," was plagiarized by the Warner production, "Son of a Sailor," which starred Joe E. Brown. Trial opened on Thursday, February 15, with Federal Judge Clraence G. Galston presiding.
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I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
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Top drawer Joe E. Brown in the navy comedy that one watches these days only through the graces of Turner Classic Movies. Frank McHugh's his sidekick as he swaggers his way thru boxing matches and girlfriends.