She Learned About Sailors (1934)

Shanghai nightclub singer Jean falls in love to a sailor, but after his ship left Shangahai, he is of the oppinion that he cannot support her in the States, so he writes her in a letter, ... See full summary »

Director:

George Marshall

Writers:

William M. Conselman, Randall Faye (story),

Stars:

Lew Ayres, Alice Faye, Frank Mitchell

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Lew Ayres	...	Larry Wilson
Alice Faye	...	Jean Legoi
Frank Mitchell	...	Peanuts
Jack Durant	...	Eddie
Harry Green	...	Jose Pedro Alesandro Lopez Rubinstein

Storyline

Shanghai nightclub singer Jean falls in love to a sailor, but after his ship left Shangahai, he is of the oppinion that he cannot support her in the States, so he writes her in a letter, that he will not see her again, but two practical jokers intercept it and write another with an opposite content. Jean comes to the states, but her sailor doesn't aknowledge her, but the two don't give up trying to bring Jean and sailor back together.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 June 1934 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aprendió de los marinos

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min 82 min (New York opening) (original)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film played on a double bill with The Man Trailer in some theaters during its original release.

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Goofs

In the scene where Mitchell and Durant are in the rickshaw that tilts up and finally overturns, the strings used to lift and maneuver the rickshaw are visibly attached to the handles.

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Connections

Featured in Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Here's the Key to My Heart"
Lyrics by Sidney Clare
Music by Richard A. Whiting
Sung by Alice Faye
Copyright 1934 Movietone Music Corporation

User Reviews

antics of mitchell and durant ruin this film

I thought that this film would be one of the typical Fox musicals that they churned out in their 30s,alas no.Apart from one number near the beginning there is nothing.Nor is there much in the way of plot.I can only suppose that in order to get round this problem Fox decided to engage the services of Mitchell & Durant to fill in the gaps.I had fortunately never seen this pair before and i will make sure that i never see them again.I suppose the only way to describe them was an unsubtle version of The Three Sttoges.The "humour" of the dreadful duo seem to comprise of finding as many different variations as they could of hitting each other.For anyone interested in Alice Faye this film is a waste of time.As for Lew Ayres how far had he fallen from All Quiet to have to appear in this mess.Given that M & D are on screen for the majority of time this film is only for their fans or more likely fan.Otherwise give this a miss.