Sailor Beware (1952 film)

Sailor Beware is a 1952 comedy film starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis and is an adaption of a 1933 Kenyon Nicholson play of the same name. It was released on February 9, 1952 by Paramount Pictures. The working title was At Sea with the Navy.

After meeting in the Navy recruiting line, Al Crowthers Dean Martin and Melvin Jones Jerry Lewis become friends. Al has tried to enlist before,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 womens 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 doctors orders.Unbeknownst 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. ........

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