Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)
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Though it isn't obvious at first glance, Three Sailors and a Girl is the fourth screen version of the George S. Kaufman stage comedy The Butter and Egg Man. The titular gobs are Jones, Twitch, and Parky, played respectively by Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, and Jack E. Leonard. On leave in New York with their pockets full of money, our trio of heroes are convinced by wheeler-dealer Joe Woods (Sam Levene) to invest their money in a musical show. It soon becomes obvious that the boys have backed a turkey, but with the help of pert leading-lady Penny (Jane Powell), a potential disaster is converted into a smashing success. The Sammy Cahn-Sammy Fain musical score is tuneful if forgettable, while LeRoy Prinz' choreography is first-rate. A cute celebrity cameo appearance caps this happy little film. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Jane Powell - Penny Weston
- Gene Nelson - Twitch
- George Givot - Rossi
- Archer MacDonald - Webster
- Henry Slate - A Sailor
- Murray Alper
- Cliff Ferre
- Merv Griffin - Sailor
- Jack Larson
- Philip Van Zandt - Garage Owner
- Mickey Simpson - Guard
- Grandon Rhodes - George Abbott
- Harold Miller - Indignant Patron
- Dick Simmons
- John Crawford
- Burt Lancaster - Marine
- Robert Carson - Client
- Edward Hearn - Workman
- Alex Gerry - Ira Gershwin
- Roy Engel - Walter Kerr, Herald-Tribune Critic
- Gordon MacRae - Choir Boy Jones
- Sam Levene - Joe Woods
- Veda Ann Borg - Faye Foss
- Raymond Greenleaf - Morrow
- Jack E. Leonard - Parky
- Paul Burke - Actor
- Bess Flowers
- Al Hill - Sign Painter
- Arthur Walsh
- Wayne Taylor - Bellhop
- Frank Scannell - Box-Office Man
- John Parrish
- Claire Meade
- Dennis Dengate - Shore Patrolman
- Michael Pierce
- King Donovan - Sailor
- Ed Hinton - Marine
- Everett Glass
- Elizabeth Flournoy - Secretary
- David Bond - Moss Hart
- Director(s):
- Roy Del Ruth
- Writer(s):
- Devery Freeman, Roland Kibbee
- Producer(s):
- Sammy Cahn
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