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Sailor's Holiday

1944-02-24 · 60 min · ★ 7.0

Comedy · Romance

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 LakeArthur Lake'Marblehead' Tomkins
Jane LawrenceClementine Brown
Bob HaymesBob HaymesBill Hayes
Shelley WintersShelley WintersGloria Flynn
Lewis WilsonLewis WilsonJerome 'Iron Man' Collins
Edmund MacDonaldEdmund MacDonaldFred Baxter
Vi Athens
Heinie ConklinHeinie Conklin
Eddie BruceEddie Bruce
Jack Evans
Ann MillerAnn Miller
Pat O'MalleyPat O'Malley
Herbert RawlinsonHerbert Rawlinson
Ben TaggartBen Taggart
Harry TenbrookHarry Tenbrook
Nick Thompson
John TyrrellJohn Tyrrell
George TyneGeorge Tyne
Blackie WhitefordBlackie Whiteford
Mary Zavian

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