IT'S FUN AHOY WHEN THREE SAILORS TAKE A HOLIDAY
In this comedy, three merchant marines get into all kinds of trouble. Two of the salts have just broken off their engagements after meeting other, more desirable women.
Arthur Lake Jane Lawrence Bob Haymes Shelley Winters Lewis Wilson Edmund MacDonald Vi Athens Heinie Conklin Eddie Bruce Jack Evans Ann Miller Pat O'Malley Herbert Rawlinson Ben Taggart Harry Tenbrook Nick Thompson John Tyrrell George Tyne Blackie Whiteford Mary Zavian Harrison Greene Dick Jensen Eddie Laughton Joe Palma
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