Sailor Be Good

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Sailor Be Good
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by James Cruze
Screenplay by Ethel Doherty
Viola Brothers Shore
Ralph Spence
Story byFrank O'Connor
Produced byJoseph I. Schnitzer
Samuel Zierler
Starring Jack Oakie
Vivienne Osborne
George E. Stone
Max Hoffman Jr.
Lincoln Stedman
Cinematography Charles Edgar Schoenbaum
Edited by Viola Lawrence
Production
company
Jefferson Pictures Corporation
Distributed by RKO Pictures
Release date
  • March 7, 1933 (1933-03-07)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sailor Be Good is a 1933 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by James Cruze and written by Ethel Doherty, Viola Brothers Shore and Ralph Spence. Starring Jack Oakie, Vivienne Osborne, George E. Stone, Max Hoffman Jr. and Lincoln Stedman, [1] [2] the film was released on March 7, 1933, by RKO Pictures.

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Trivia

Future pulp-writer and screenwriter, and ex-Navy man, Steve Fisher served as technical advisor and appeared on screen in an uncredited bit part. [3]

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References

  1. "Movie Review-Sailor Be Good - A Romantic Bluejacket". The New York Times . Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  2. "Sailor Be Good Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for Sailor Be Good". TV Guide. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  3. John Locke, ed. Pulpwood Days: Volume 2: Live of the Pulp Writers (Elkhorn, California: Off-Trail Publications, 2013), p. 80.