Sailor Beware
They go down to the sea in ships… and come up with oceans of LAUGHTER!
1952 | 108m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Hal Walker |
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| Writer: | James B. Allardice, Elwood Ullman, Martin Rackin |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 08, 1952 |
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| Director: | Hal Walker |
| Writer: | James B. Allardice, Elwood Ullman, Martin Rackin |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | submarine, black and white, kissing, sailor |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Wallis-Hazen Inc. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| James Dean | Boxing Opponent's Second (uncredited) |
| Betty Hutton | Hetty Button (uncredited) |
| Duke Mitchell | Fight Second (uncredited) |
| Alan Dexter | Navy Physician (uncredited) |
| Norma Eberhardt | Girl (uncredited) |
| Don Haggerty | Lt. Connors (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Suzanne Ridgway | Bathing Suit Model on TV (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Officer at Ringside (uncredited) |
| Marshall Reed | Hospital Corpsman (uncredited) |
| Al Kikume | Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| Louis Jean Heydt | Naval Doctor (uncredited) |
| James Flavin | Petty Officer (uncredited) |
| Jimmie Dundee | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Jerry Hausner | Corpsman (uncredited) |
| Donald MacBride | Chief Bos'n Mate (uncredited) |
| Ralph Montgomery | Civilian Workman (uncredited) |
| Elaine Riley | Commentator (uncredited) |
| Dick Stabile | Band Leader (uncredited) |
| Terry Wilson | Shore Patrol (uncredited) |
| Franca Faldini | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Richard Emory | Petty Officer (uncredited) |
| Chuck Hamilton | Doorman (uncredited) |
| Tani Marsh | Specialty Dancer (uncredited) |
| Tela Mansfield | Specialty Dancer (uncredited) |
| Freddie Letuli | Specialty Dancer (uncredited) |
| Freddy Baker | Specialty Dancer (uncredited) |
| Danny Arnold | Turk |
| Richard Bergren | Shore Patrol (uncredited) |
| John Bishop | Officer (uncredited) |
| Drew Cahill | Bull (uncredited) |
| Robert Carson | Navy Captain (uncredited) |
| Richard Clayton | Yeoman (uncredited) |
| John Close | Hospital Corpsman (uncredited) |
| Dan Cressey | Petty Officer (uncredited) |
| Jim Davies | Yeoman First Class (uncredited) |
| Darren Dublin | User (uncredited) |
| Stephen Gregory | McDurk (uncredited) |
| Jerry James | Shore Patrol (uncredited) |
| Richard Karlan | Guard (uncredited) |
| Walter Kelley | Yeoman (uncredited) |
| Charles La Torre | First Brother (uncredited) |
| Mike Lally | Officer at ringside (uncredited) |
| Irene Martin | Girl (uncredited) |
| Bobby Mayo | Cameo |
| Eddie Mayo | Cameo |
| Roger McGee | Yeoman (uncredited) |
| Marimba Merrymakers | Themselves |
| Mary Murphy | Girl (uncredited) |
| Joe Recht | User (uncredited) |
| Carl Saxe | Shore Patrol (uncredited) |
| Jack Shea | Shore Patrol (uncredited) |
| Eddie Lou Simms | Killer Jackson (uncredited) |
| Darr Smith | Jeff Spencer (uncredited) |
| Elaine Stewart | Lt. Saunders (uncredited) |
| Dan Willis | Sailor (uncredited) |
| Larry McGrath | Referee (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| James B. Allardice | Screenplay |
| Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Bertram C. Granger | Set Decoration |
| John Grant | Additional Dialogue |
| Elwood Ullman | Adaptation |
| Kenyon Nicholson | Theatre Play |
| Charles Robinson | Theatre Play |
| Gordon Jennings | Special Effects |
| Harry D. Mills | Sound Recordist |
| Walter Oberst | Sound Recordist |
| Jerry Livingston | Songs |
| Warren Low | Editor |
| Hal Walker | Director |
| Martin Rackin | Screenplay |
| Leigh Harline | Original Music Composer |
| Joseph J. Lilley | Music Director, Original Music Composer |
| Daniel L. Fapp | Director of Photography |
| Henry Bumstead | Art Direction |
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Mack David | Songs |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hal B. Wallis | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 5 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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