Give Me a Sailor

Give Me a Sailor
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Elliott Nugent
Screenplay by	Doris Anderson Frank Butler
Story by	Anne Nichols
Based on	Linger Longer Letty 1919 play by Anne Nichols
Produced by	Harold Hurley Jeff Lazarus
Starring	Martha Raye Bob Hope Betty Grable Jack Whiting
Cinematography	Victor Milner
Edited by	William Shea
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	August 19, 1938 (1938-08-19)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Give Me a Sailor is a 1938 American musical comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Martha Raye, Bob Hope, Betty Grable and Jack Whiting. ^[1] This was Raye and Hope's third film together, the first in which they played the leads. ^[2]

Plot

Jim and Walter Brewster are brothers and naval officers; both of whom are in love with Nancy Larkin, much to the chagrin of Nancy's sister Letty. Walter has the inside track with Nancy, but Jim & Letty conspire to keep them apart. There are various comic shenanigans and a "Beautiful Legs" contest that Letty enters in error, but wins and becomes an instant celebrity. Fame and fortune are showered upon her and she and Jim realize that they are meant for each other.

Cast

• Martha Raye as Letty Larkin
• Bob Hope as Jim Brewster
• Betty Grable as Nancy Larkin
• Jack Whiting as Walter Brewster
• Clarence Kolb as Captain Tallant
• J.C. Nugent as Mr. Larkin
• Bonnie Jean Churchill as Ethel May Brewster
• Nana Bryant as Mrs. Minnie Brewster

See also

• List of American films of 1938

References

1. "Give Me a Sailor". archive.today. 1938. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
2. "Give Me a Sailor". Turner Classic Movies. 1938. Retrieved August 30, 2014.

External links

• Give Me a Sailor at IMDb
• Give Me a Sailor at the TCM Movie Database
• Give Me a Sailor at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Betty Grable and Jack Whiting performing "What Goes on Here in My Heart" from Give Me a Sailor (1938) on YouTube