Sailor Beware (1952)
They go down to the sea in ships… and come up with oceans of LAUGHTER!
Meeting in a navy recruiting line, Al Crowthers and Melvin Jones become friends. Al has tried to enlist before, but was always rejected. He keeps trying so that he can impress women. Melvin, is allergic to women's cosmetics and his doctor prescribed ocean travel, so he decided to join the navy.
- Date of release
- 1952-02-08
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (34)
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Hal Walker
Casting
- Dean Martin — Al Crowthers
- Jerry Lewis — Melvin Jones
- Corinne Calvet — Corinne Calvet
- Marion Marshall — Hilda Jones
- Robert Strauss — CPO Lardoski
- Leif Erickson — Commander Lane
- Don Wilson — Mr. Chubby
- Vince Edwards — Blayden
- Skip Homeier — Mac
- Dan Barton — 'Bama
- Mike Mahoney — Tiger
- Mary Treen — Ginger
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: San Diego
Sailor Beware is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Hal Walker and starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. It is an adaption of a 1933 Kenyon Nicholson and Charles Robinson play of the same name. It was released on February 9, 1952, by Paramount Pictures. The working title was At Sea with the Navy.
Production
Sailor Beware was filmed from September 5, 1951, through October 12, 1951.
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