Sailor Beware (1952)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Hal Walker

Writers:

Kenyon Nicholson (play) and
Charles Robinson (play) ...
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Release Date:

9 February 1952 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Plot:

Although allergic to kissing girls, Seaman Melvin Jones, through a fluke TV appearance, gets the undeserved reputation of a great kisser dubbed "Mr. Temptation" and is pursued by amorous young females.

Plot Keywords:

Kissing | Lipstick | Submarine | Harbor | Nightclub

Cast

Dean Martin	...	Al Crowthers
Jerry Lewis	...	Melvin Jones
Corinne Calvet	...	Corinne Calvet, herself
Marion Marshall	...	Hilda Jones
Robert Strauss	...	CPO Lardoski
Leif Erickson	...	Cmdr. Lane
Don Wilson	...	Mr. Chubby
Vince Edwards	...	Blayden (as Vincent Edwards)
Skip Homeier	...	Mac
Dan Barton	...	'Bama
Mike Mahoney	...	Tiger
Mary Treen	...	Ginger
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Danny Arnold	...	Turk (uncredited)
Freddie Baker	...	Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
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)
Jim Davies	...	Yeoman First Class / Handler (uncredited)
James Dean	...	Boxing opponent's second (uncredited)
Alan Dreeban	...	Navy Physician (uncredited)
Darren Dublin	...	Usher (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Norma Eberhardt	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
Richard Emory	...	Petty Officer (uncredited)
Franca Faldini	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
James Flavin	...	Petty Officer (uncredited)
Stephen Gregory	...	McDurk (uncredited)
Don Haggerty	...	Lt. Connors (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton	...	Doorman (uncredited)
Jerry Hausner	...	Corpsman (uncredited)
Louis Jean Heydt	...	Naval Doctor (uncredited)
Betty Hutton	...	Hetty Button (uncredited)
Jerry James	...	Shore Patrol (uncredited)
Richard Karlan	...	Guard (uncredited)
Walter Kelley	...	Yeoman (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
Al Kikume	...	Headwaiter (uncredited)
Mike Lally	...	Officer at Ringside (uncredited)
Charles La Torre	...	First Brother (uncredited)
Freddie Letuli	...	Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Donald MacBride	...	Chief Bos'n Mate (uncredited)
Tela Mansfield	...	Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Tani Marsh	...	Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Irene Martin	...	Girl (uncredited)
Bobby Mayo	...	Cameo appearance (uncredited)
Eddie Mayo	...	Cameo appearance (uncredited)
Roger McGee	...	Yeoman (uncredited)
Larry McGrath	...	Referee (uncredited)
Marimba Merrymakers	...	Themselves, The Marimba Merrymakers (uncredited)
Duke Mitchell	...	Fight Second (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery	...	Civilian Workman (uncredited)
Mary Murphy	...	Girl (uncredited)
Joe Recht	...	Usher (uncredited)
Marshall Reed	...	Hospital Corpsman (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgeway	...	Bathing Suit Model on TV (uncredited)
Elaine Riley	...	Commentator (uncredited)
Carl Saxe	...	Shore Patrol (uncredited)
Jack Shea	...	Shore Patrol (uncredited)
Eddie Lou Simms	...	Killer Jackson (uncredited)
Darr Smith	...	Jeff Spencer (uncredited)
Dick Stabile	...	Band Leader (uncredited)
Bert Stevens	...	Officer at Ringside (uncredited)
Elaine Stewart	...	Lt. Saunders (uncredited)
Dan Willis	...	Sailor (uncredited)
Terry Wilson	...	Shore Patrol (uncredited)

Directed by
Hal Walker

Writing credits
Kenyon Nicholson		(play) and
Charles Robinson		(play)
Elwood Ullman		(adaptation)
James B. Allardice		(screenplay) (as James Allardice) and
Martin Rackin		(screenplay)
John Grant		(additional dialogue)

Produced by
Hal B. Wallis	....	producer (as Hal Wallis)

Original Music by
Leigh Harline		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Daniel L. Fapp

Film Editing by
Warren Low

Art Direction by
Henry Bumstead
Hal Pereira

Set Decoration by
Sam Comer
Bertram C. Granger		(as Bertram Granger)

Costume Design by
Edith Head

Makeup Department
Wally Westmore	....	makeup supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles C. Coleman	....	assistant director (as C.C. Coleman)

Sound Department
Harry D. Mills	....	sound recordist (as Harry Mills)
Walter Oberst	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Farciot Edouart	....	process photography
Gordon Jennings	....	special photographic effects

Music Department
Joseph J. Lilley	....	musical director

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures
• Wallis-Hazen

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1952) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1973) (USA) (TV) (network premiere)

Runtime:

108 min | West Germany:97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

West Germany:12 | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

Naval Training Center, San Diego, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

When Corinne Calvet shows disdain for the advances of the sailors in the nightclub, the manager mentions that she was enamored with the club's former crooner who sang "Moonlight Becomes You," and suggests that Dean Martin's character's singing style might be a successful substitute. "Moonlight Becomes You" was a Bing Crosby standard, and Martin consciously tried to imitate Crosby early in his career.

Quotes:

Lt. Saunders: Everybody should donate to the blood bank. What type are you?
Melvin Jones: Oh, the quiet type. I go to bed at nine o'clock, see a movie now and then, read some books, play checkers...
Lt. Saunders: No! I mean what kind of blood have you?
Melvin Jones: Red.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952)

Soundtrack:

TODAY, TOMORROW, FOREVER

Jerry and Dean join Uncle Sams Canoe Club.

Jerry and Dean serve again in the Armed Forces this time in the Navy. Jerry does his antics managing to sink a dinghy and disrupt a submarine. Dean sings a few numbers. Robert Strauss co stars as a hard boiled CPO. Look for a young Vince Edwards and Jack Benny's semi-sidekick Don Wilson. Corinne Calvet appears as herself. Betty Hutton has a quick scene as Deans girlfriend. If you look real close you'll catch a glimpse of screen cult legend James Dean.