Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)
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- Approved
- 1h 35min
- Comedy, Musical
- 23 Nov 1953 (USA)
- Movie
Three navy men run into a shady producer who convinces them to invest into his new show. When they meet the show's female star attraction, they're sold. Have they become the latest showbiz players or just three more suckers?
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Cast
| Jane Powell | ... |
Penny Weston
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| Gordon MacRae | ... |
'Choirboy' Jones
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| Gene Nelson | ... |
Twitch
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| Sam Levene | ... |
Joe Woods
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| George Givot | ... |
Emilio Rossi
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| Veda Ann Borg | ... |
Faye Foss
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| Archer MacDonald | ... |
Melvin Webster
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| Raymond Greenleaf | ... |
B.P. Morrow - Bank President
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Henry Slate | ... |
Hank the Sailor
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| Jack E. Leonard | ... |
Porky
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| Murray Alper | ... |
Marine (uncredited)
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| Jerry Antes | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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| John Baer | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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Hal Bell | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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| David Bond | ... |
Moss Hart (uncredited)
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Tex Brodus | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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| Paul Burke | ... |
Actor (uncredited)
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| Steve Carruthers | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Robert Carson | ... |
Bank Client (uncredited)
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Les Clark | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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| John Crawford | ... |
Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
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Oliver Cross | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Gene Dailey | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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Roy Damron | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Dennis Dengate | ... |
Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
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| King Donovan | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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Dan Dowling | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Robert Dulaine | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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| Roy Engel | ... |
Walter Kerr (uncredited)
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Cliff Ferre | ... |
Actor (uncredited)
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Elizabeth Flournoy | ... |
Ms. Brown (uncredited)
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
Indignant Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| George Ford | ... |
Bank Customer (uncredited)
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Joseph Forte | ... |
A.J. Patterson (uncredited)
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Joel Friend | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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| Alex Gerry | ... |
Ira Gershwin (uncredited)
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| Everett Glass | ... |
Bank Client (uncredited)
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| Merv Griffin | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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| Edward Hearn | ... |
Workman (uncredited)
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| Al Hill | ... |
Kramer (uncredited)
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Ed Hinton | ... |
Marine (uncredited)
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Casse Jaeger | ... |
Sailor / Marine (uncredited)
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| Fred Kelsey | ... |
Bank Client (uncredited)
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| Burt Lancaster | ... |
Marine (uncredited)
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| Jack Larson | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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William Lundy | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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Herb Lurie | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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| Philo McCullough | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Claire Meade | ... |
Bank Client (uncredited)
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| Harold Miller | ... |
Indignant Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Nolie Miller | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Todd Miller | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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| Monty O'Grady | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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John Parrish | ... |
Bank Client (uncredited)
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Hamil Petroff | ... |
Sailor / Marine (uncredited)
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| Foster H. Phinney | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Michael Pierce | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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Murray Pollack | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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Frank Radcliffe | ... |
Sailor / Marine (uncredited)
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| Grandon Rhodes | ... |
George Abbott (uncredited)
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| Suzanne Ridgway | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Jeffrey Sayre | ... |
Ticket-Taker at Theatre (uncredited)
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| Frank J. Scannell | ... |
Box Office Man (uncredited)
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| Dick Simmons | ... |
Bank Client (uncredited)
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| Mickey Simpson | ... |
Bank Guard (uncredited)
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Winona Smith | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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| Norman Stevans | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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Wayne Taylor | ... |
Bellhop (uncredited)
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| Philip Van Zandt | ... |
Garage Owner (uncredited)
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Arthur Walsh | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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Marc Wilder | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Roy Del Ruth | ||
Written by
| Roland Kibbee | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Devery Freeman | ... | (screenplay) |
| George S. Kaufman | ... | (play "The Butter and Egg Man") |
Produced by
| Sammy Cahn | ... | producer |
Music by
| Ray Heindorf | ... | (uncredited) |
| Howard Jackson | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Carl E. Guthrie | ... | director of photography (as Carl Guthrie) |
Editing by
| Owen Marks | ||
Editorial Department
| Mitchell Kovaleski | ... | color consultant: Technicolor (as Mitchell G. Kovaleski) |
Art Direction by
| Leo K. Kuter | ||
Set Decoration by
| G.W. Berntsen | ||
Makeup Department
| Gordon Bau | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Mel Dellar | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Charles David Forrest | ... | sound (as David Forrest) |
| Leslie G. Hewitt | ... | sound |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Moss Mabry | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
| Sammy Cahn | ... | lyrics: original songs |
| Frank Comstock | ... | orchestrator |
| Sammy Fain | ... | music: original songs |
| Ray Heindorf | ... | musical director |
| Gus Levene | ... | orchestrator |
| Norman Luboff | ... | vocal arrangements |
| LeRoy Prinz | ... | musical numbers staged and directed by |
| Ray Heindorf | ... | composer: music cues (uncredited) |
| Howard Jackson | ... | composer: music cues (uncredited) |
| Bill Lee | ... | singing voice: Jack Larson (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1953) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1954) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1954) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Three navy men (Gordon McRae, Gene Nelson and Jack E. Leonard) run into a shady producer (Sam Levene) who convinces them to invest into his new show. When they meet the show's female star attraction (Jane Powell), they're sold. Have they become the latest showbiz players or just three more suckers? |
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| Taglines | IT'S A BIG, HAPPY, HIP-SWINGING MUSICAL WING-DING! (original print ad - all caps) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Jane Powell's off-screen romance with Gene Nelson ended her marriage, but Nelson's wife refused to give him a divorce. Nelson directed Powell in a segment of the made-for-TV anthology movie The Letters (1973). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Them! (1954). See more » |
| Soundtracks | You're But Oh, So Right See more » |
| Quotes |
Marine:
[tapping him on the shoulder]
Pardon me, Mr. Woods. Joe Woods: [without turning round] Yeah? Marine: I'm with the Marine outfit that's backing the show and I, I hear the Navy is taking your leading man tonight. Joe Woods: Don't worry about it, I'll get another. Marine: I know. That's what I wanted to talk to you about, Sir. You see, I was wondering if, maybe you could er... what I mean to say is, you see I used to be with the circus once and friends of mine think that I have great deal of, well I don't mean to sound conceited, I was... Joe Woods: [he turns to look] Sorry son, I know talent the minute it taps me on the shoulder, you just ain't got it, Kid. Faye Foss: Gosh, Joe, weren't you a little rough on that boy? I thought he had something. Joe Woods: Kindest thing I ever did for him. Never get anywhere in this business. Looks too much like Burt Lancaster. See more » |