Three Sailors and a Girl

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Three Sailors and a Girl
Three Sailors and a Girl poster.jpg
Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Written by Devery Freeman
Roland Kibbee
Based on The Butter and Egg Man
1925 play
by George S. Kaufman
Produced by Sammy Cahn
Starring Jane Powell
Gordon MacRae
Gene Nelson
Sam Levene
George Givot
Jack E. Leonard
Cinematography Carl E. Guthrie
Edited by Owen Marks
Music by Sammy Fain
Lyrics by
Sammy Cahn
Music supervision
Ray Heindorf
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • November 23, 1953 (1953-11-23)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Three Sailors and a Girl is a 1953 American Technicolor musical film made by Warner Bros. It was directed by Roy Del Ruth and written by Devery Freeman and Roland Kibbee, based on the George S. Kaufman play The Butter and Egg Man . Ray Heindorf was the musical director, with orchestrations by Gus Levene, and vocal arrangements by Norman Luboff. Choreography was by LeRoy Prinz.

Contents

The soundtrack features original songs with music composed by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Sammy Cahn. As was the practice at the time, the soundtrack album was a studio recording [Capitol L-485 (10" LP) and FBF-485 (2 EP Box-Set)]. [1] The Capitol Records album was released early in 1954, and featured eight of the songs from the Fein/Cahn songwriting team. The film's stars Jane Powell and Gordon MacRae are the featured vocalists. George Greeley conducted the orchestra and chorus. The album was re-issued and released on CD in 2006; it contained 12 more songs by MacRae. [2]

Plot

While their submarine is docked in New York City, three sailors on liberty invest the money they've earned at sea in a Broadway musical and its up-and-coming star.

Choirboy Jones (Gordon MacRae) carries a gunnysack stuffed with $50,000 in cash from his fellow sailors. Joe Woods (Sam Levene), producing a new show starring the singer Emilio Rossi (George Givot), is delighted to find a new investor, but female lead Penny Weston (Jane Powell) is worried that the boys are in over their heads.

After the show's out-of-town opening is a flop, Woods, Rossi and even the author want out. Penny consults some distinguished Broadway artists for their advice, which includes casting the talented singer Jones, dancer Twitch (Gene Nelson) and comic Porky (Jack E. Leonard) in key roles. The show is a smash and the sailors reap a handsome return on their investment, with Jones and Penny falling in love as a bonus.

Cast

Burt Lancaster made an uncredited cameo appearance at the end, playing a Marine who hesitantly asks about taking over the starring role in the musical after Jones has to return to the Navy. Joe Woods brushes him off. When a woman asks why he was so brusque, Joe tells her that the Marine looked too much like Burt Lancaster. Merv Griffin also appeared uncredited as one of the sailors.[ citation needed ] Jack Larson who played Jimmy Olsen in the TV series Adventures of Superman appeared uncredited as a sailor.

Soundtrack songs

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References

  1. "Capitol Album Discography, Part 4: 12" LPs 450-599". www.bsnpubs.com.
  2. "3 Sailors and a Girl Soundtrack Bonus Tracks". 14 November 2006 via Amazon.