Sailor Beware is a 1951 film starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis and is an adaption of a 1933 play of the same name. It was released on February 9, 1952 by Paramount Pictures.
After meeting in the navy recruiting line, Al Crowthers (Dean Martin) and Melvin Jones (Jerry Lewis) become friends. Al has tried to enlist before, 11 times, but was always rejected because of a bad knee. However, he keeps trying so that he can impress women, inclu...
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Sailor Beware is a 1951 film starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis and is an adaption of a 1933 play of the same name. It was released on February 9, 1952 by Paramount Pictures.
After meeting in the navy recruiting line, Al Crowthers (Dean Martin) and Melvin Jones (Jerry Lewis) become friends. Al has tried to enlist before, 11 times, but was always rejected because of a bad knee. However, he keeps trying so that he can impress women, including Betty Hutton in a cameo role as 'Hetty Button'. Melvin, meanwhile, is allergic to women's cosmetics and his doctor prescribed ocean travel, so he decided to join the navy as this was the only way he could afford to follow doctor's orders.
Unbeknown to Al, the naval requirements have been lowered and this time he has been accepted, as has Melvin. They are assigned to Lardoski (Robert Strauss), a bully they met in line and referred to as 'fathead'.
While in San Diego, Melvin falls in love with a woman Hilda Jones (Marion Marshall), who does...
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