She Learned About Sailors

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She Learned About Sailors
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Directed by George Marshall
Written by William M. Conselman
Henry Johnson
Clyde Bruckman (contributing writer, uncredited)
Produced by John Stone
Starring Alice Faye
Lew Ayres
Frank Mitchell
Cinematography Harry Jackson
Edited by Fred Allen
Music by David Buttolph
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • June 29, 1934 (1934-06-29)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

She Learned About Sailors is a 1934 American musical comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Alice Faye, Lew Ayres and Frank Mitchell. [1] [2] It was produced and distributed by Fox Film. Songs for the film were written by Richard A. Whiting and Sidney Clare.

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Plot

A nightclub singer in Shanghai falls in love with an American sailor.

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References

  1. Solomon p.348-49
  2. Bradley p.236

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