Give Me a Sailor
3 CHEERS! RAYE! RAYE! RAYE!
1938 | 80m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Elliott Nugent |
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| Writer: | Doris Anderson, Frank Butler |
| Staring: |
| Jim and Walter are two brother sailors in the United States Navy. Walter tells Jim as soon as they get home he is going to ask his beautiful girlfriend, Nancy Larkin to marry him. But Jim is also in love with Nancy so he begs Nancy's ugly duckling sister, Letty to help break Walter and Nancy up. Letty agrees only under one condition, he help her to win Walter! | |
| Release Date: | Aug 19, 1938 |
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| Director: | Elliott Nugent |
| Writer: | Doris Anderson, Frank Butler |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | navy, romantic rivalry, brother, romcom, contest, sailor, domesticity, childhood crush, middle of nowhere, ugly duckling, brothers, sisters, friends to lovers, competition winner, caught in the rain |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Martha Raye | Letty Larkin |
| Bob Hope | Jim Brewster |
| Betty Grable | Nancy Larkin |
| Jack Whiting | Walter Brewster |
| Clarence Kolb | Captain Tallant |
| J. C. Nugent | Mr. Larkin |
| Bonnie Jean Churchill | Ethel May Brewster |
| Nana Bryant | Mrs. Brewster |
| John Henry Allen | Messenger Boy (uncredited) |
| Irving Bacon | The Druggist (uncredited) |
| Bobby Barber | Sailor (uncredited) |
| Eddie Borden | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Don Brodie | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Billy Daniel | Dancer at Picnic (uncredited) |
| Richard Denning | Sailor (uncredited) |
| Eddie Dunn | Newsreel Director (uncredited) |
| Edward Earle | Businessman (uncredited) |
| Norah Gale | Girl (uncredited) |
| Edward Gargan | Chief Petty Officer (uncredited) |
| Ned Glass | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Fred Graham | Delivery Man (uncredited) |
| Scott Groves | Bellhop (uncredited) |
| George Guhl | Fireman (uncredited) |
| Harriette Haddon | Girl (uncredited) |
| Tom Hanlon | Norvil Goodload, Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
| John Hubbard | Rodney Weatherwax (uncredited) |
| Eddie Kane | Businessman (uncredited) |
| George Magrill | Orderly (uncredited) |
| Carol Parker | Girl (uncredited) |
| Franklin Parker | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Suzanne Ridgway | Girl at Picnic (uncredited) |
| Bosy Roth | Girl (uncredited) |
| Barbara Salisbury | Girl (uncredited) |
| Ralph Sanford | Iceman (uncredited) |
| Jerome Storm | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Ray Teal | Sailor Playing Clarinet (uncredited) |
| Emerson Treacy | Meryl (uncredited) |
| Archie Twitchell | Businessman (uncredited) |
| Phil Warren | Smitty (uncredited) |
| Dorothy White | Girl (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Doris Anderson | Screenplay |
| Frank Butler | Screenplay |
| William Shea | Editor |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| A. Earl Hedrick | Art Direction |
| Anne Nichols | Theatre Play |
| Elliott Nugent | Director |
| Victor Milner | Director of Photography |
| Karl Herlinger | Makeup Artist |
| Harry Lindgren | Sound Recordist |
| Richard Olson | Sound Recordist |
| A. E. Freudeman | Interior Designer |
| Boris Morros | Music Director |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| LeRoy Prinz | Choreographer |
| Ralph Rainger | Songs |
| Leo Robin | Songs |
| Joe Lefert | Assistant Director |
| Phil Boutelje | Music Consultant |
| Lieutenant H.E. Walter, U.S.N. | Technical Advisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jeff Lazarus | Producer |
| Paul Jones | Associate Producer |
| William LeBaron | Executive Producer |
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| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
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