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The Sailor Takes a Wife

  • 1945
  • Approved
  • 1h 32m
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6.0/10
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June Allyson and Robert Walker in The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945)
While waiting in New York City to ship out to Europe, a sailor stops by a serviceman's canteen and meets a USO hostess. They immediately fall for each other and get married that night. However, when the sailor is notified that he has been reclassified as 4-F (unfit for service) by the Navy and then discharged, he and his new wife realize that, having to set up house before they expected to, they actually know very little about each other. Complications ensue.
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A sailor and USO hostess marry hastily in NYC before his deployment. When he's suddenly discharged as 4-F, the newlyweds must start their life together sooner than planned, discovering they ... Read allA sailor and USO hostess marry hastily in NYC before his deployment. When he's suddenly discharged as 4-F, the newlyweds must start their life together sooner than planned, discovering they barely know each other.A sailor and USO hostess marry hastily in NYC before his deployment. When he's suddenly discharged as 4-F, the newlyweds must start their life together sooner than planned, discovering they barely know each other.

  • Director
    • Richard Whorf
  • Writers
    • Anne Morrison Chapin
    • Whitfield Cook
    • Chester Erskine
  • Stars
    • Robert Walker
    • June Allyson
    • Hume Cronyn
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    303
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard Whorf
    • Writers
      • Anne Morrison Chapin
      • Whitfield Cook
      • Chester Erskine
    • Stars
      • Robert Walker
      • June Allyson
      • Hume Cronyn
    • 11User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast39

    Robert Walker
    Robert Walker
    • John Hill
    June Allyson
    June Allyson
    • Mary Hill
    Hume Cronyn
    Hume Cronyn
    • Freddie Potts
    Audrey Totter
    Audrey Totter
    • Lisa Borescu
    Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
    Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
    • Harry
    Reginald Owen
    Reginald Owen
    • Mr. Amboy
    Gerald Oliver Smith
    • Gerald - Freddie's Butler
    Johnny Lane
    Johnny Lane
    • June A's Dance partnerr
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    • Soldier in Nightclub
    • (uncredited)
    Sara Berner
    Sara Berner
    • Elevator Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Fortunio Bonanova
    Fortunio Bonanova
    • Telephone Man
    • (uncredited)
    Karin Booth
    Karin Booth
    • Pretty Woman
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Bovard
    • WAC
    • (uncredited)
    Chester Clute
    Chester Clute
    • Lone Diner
    • (uncredited)
    Joe DeRita
    Joe DeRita
    • Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Roland Dupree
    Roland Dupree
    • Delivery Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Jane French
    • Carla
    • (uncredited)
    Martin Garralaga
    Martin Garralaga
    • Brazilian Officer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Richard Whorf
    • Writers
      • Anne Morrison Chapin
      • Whitfield Cook
      • Chester Erskine
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    • Trivia
      In two other films, Since You Went Away (1944) and The Clock (1945), Robert Walker also played an enlisted man who meets a girl and quickly falls in love with her. The three films were released with 18 months of one another.
    • Goofs
      When John Hill is trying to open the davenport that is supposed to fold out into a bed, it keeps closing on him, to comic effect. When he tries to spread a sheet over the mattress, the wire extending from the back of the davenport to the front edge that keeps pulling it closed is visible.
    • Quotes
      • John Hill: Did you have sort of a peculiar feeling tonight when you saw me for the first time?
      • Mary Hill: Very peculiar; scary.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 28, 1945 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • For Better, For Worse
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $1,012,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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