Give Me a Sailor

Aug 19, 1938

1h 20m

★ 5.6

3 CHEERS! RAYE! RAYE! RAYE!

Overview

Jim and Walter are two brother sailors in the United States Navy. Walter tells Jim as soon as they get home he is going to ask his beautiful girlfriend, Nancy Larkin to marry him. But Jim is also in love with Nancy so he begs Nancy's ugly duckling sister, Letty to help break Walter and Nancy up. Letty agrees only under one condition, he help her to win Walter!

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Give Me a Sailor Trailers

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Cast

Jim Brewster

Bob Hope

Letty Larkin

Martha Raye

Nancy Larkin

Betty Grable

Walter Brewster

Jack Whiting

CaptainTallant

Clarence Kolb

Mr. Larkin

J. C. Nugent

Ethel May Brewster

Bonnie Jean Churchill

Mrs. Minnie Brewster

Nana Bryant

The Druggist (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)

Edward Gargan

Reporter (uncredited)

Ned Glass

Sailor Playing Clarinet (uncredited)

Ray Teal

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6.6

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6.3

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6.2

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10.0

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6.9

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7.8

Iyarkai

Nov 20, 2003

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6.1

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Jul 2, 1997

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7.0

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7.0

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5.4

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7.0

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6.9

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6.2

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7.2

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6.9

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6.9

Antwone Fisher

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0.0

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6.0

No. 2

Feb 16, 2006

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7.3

Persuasion

Apr 1, 2007

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