

Sailor's Holiday
1944-02-24 · 60 min · ★ 7.0
In this comedy, three merchant marines get into all kinds of trouble. Two of the salts have just broken off their engagements after meeting other, more desirable women.
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- Directors
- William Berke
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Arthur Lake'Marblehead' Tomkins
Bob HaymesBill Hayes
Shelley WintersGloria Flynn
Lewis WilsonJerome 'Iron Man' Collins
Edmund MacDonaldFred Baxter
Heinie Conklin
Eddie Bruce
Ann Miller
Pat O'Malley
Herbert Rawlinson
Ben Taggart
Harry Tenbrook
John Tyrrell
George Tyne
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