The Sailor Takes a Wife
| The Sailor Takes a Wife | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Richard Whorf |
| Produced by | Edwin H. Knopf |
| Written by |
Anne Morrison Chapin Whitfield Cook |
| Based on |
play Happily Ever After by Chester Erskine |
| Starring |
Robert Walker June Allyson |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release dates |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,012,000[1] |
| Box office | $2,559,000[1] |
The Sailor Takes a Wife is a 1945 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Whorf and starring Robert Walker and June Allyson.
Plot
During World War II, a sailor in New York City who is about to be shipped out to Europe marries a woman he has just met. Then he unexpectedly receives a medical discharge.
Cast
- Robert Walker as John Hill
- June Allyson as Mary Hill
- Hume Cronyn as Freddie Potts
- Audrey Totter as Lisa Borescu
- Eddie "Rochester" Anderson as Harry
- Reginald Owen as Mr. Amboy
- Gerald Oliver Smith as Gerald
Reception
According to MGM records the movie earned $2,269,000 in the US and Canada and $290,000 elsewhere, making a profit of $683,000.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ↑ Another source says $2.5 million in US rentals "60 Top Grossers of 1946", Variety 8 January 1947 p8
External links
- The Sailor Takes a Wife at the Internet Movie Database
- The Sailor Takes a Wife at the TCM Movie Database
- Review of film at Variety
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