Sailor Be Good

Sailor Be Good
Sailor Be Good
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	James Cruze
Screenplay by	Ethel Doherty ; Viola Brothers Shore ; Ralph Spence
Story by	Frank O'Connor
Produced by	Joseph 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;
Running time	58 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated July 29, 2025

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.

Plot

Cast

Jack Oakie as Kelsey Jones
Vivienne Osborne as Red Dale
George E. Stone as Murphy
Lincoln Stedman as Slim
Gertrude Michael as Kay Whitney
Huntley Gordon as Mr. Whitney
Charles Coleman as Butler

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]

References

↑ "Movie Review-Sailor Be Good - A Romantic Bluejacket". The New York Times . Retrieved September 9, 2014.
↑ "Sailor Be Good Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for Sailor Be Good". TV Guide. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
↑ John Locke, ed. Pulpwood Days: Volume 2: Live of the Pulp Writers (Elkhorn, California: Off-Trail Publications, 2013), p. 80.

External links

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[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. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. 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.

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