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Give Me A Sailor (1938)

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Release Date: Aug 19, 1938 Wide

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Release Date: Aug 19, 1938 Wide

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Bob Hope and Jack Whiting are amorous sailors. Martha Raye is the "ugly duckling" sister of beautiful Betty Grable. The complication? Everyone's in love with the wrong person: Martha pines for Jack who pines for Betty who pines for Bob, and so it goes. The casting seems to be mixed up as well. Betty Grable would have been the likely candidate for the roles of Legs Larkin, but this in fact is the character name of Martha Raye, who (in the picture) defeats Grable in a beautiful legs contest!

Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.

Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Elliott Nugent

Written By: Doris Anderson, Frank Butler

In Theaters: Aug 19, 1938 Wide

On DVD: Jul 11, 1995

Universal Studios Home Video

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Cast

Martha Raye
Letty Larkin
Bob Hope
Jim Brewster
Betty Grable
Nancy Larkin
Jack Whiting
Walter Brewster
J.C. Nugent
Mr. Larkin
Clarence Kolb
Captain Tallant
Nana Bryant
Mrs. Brewster
Emerson Treacy
Meryl
Bonnie Jean Churchill
Ethel May Brewster
Kathleen Lockhart
Mrs. Hawks
Ralph Sanford
Ice Man
Edward Earle
First Businessman
Eddie Kane
Second Businessman
Eddie Borden

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Delightful comedy musical with a very funny Martha Raye and Bob Hope as well. The peppy musical sequences are a plus, very enjoyable and highly entertaining.

November 6, 2008