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Oh, Sailor, Behave!

193070 minUnited States
Musical
Video edition
Wikimedia Commons
Original language
English
This copy runs
67:45
Subtitles
No subtitle track in this language

Languages and subtitles

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Wikimedia Commons · Archie Mayo · Public domain

Synopsis

An American reporter in Venice falls for an heiress whose sister is being blackmailed. While she tries to recover compromising letters, kidnapping and mistaken assumptions threaten to separate the couple.

Cast

DirectorsArchie Mayo

Inspirations

The musical draws on Elmer Rice's See Naples and Die. Warner Bros. also foregrounded Olsen and Johnson's comedy as audience enthusiasm for early screen musicals began to weaken.

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