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Three Sailors and a Girl

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Three Sailors and a Girl
Directed byRoy Del Ruth
Written byDevery Freeman
Roland Kibbee
Based onThe Butter and Egg Man
1925 play
byGeorge S. Kaufman
Produced bySammy Cahn
StarringJane Powell
Gordon MacRae
Gene Nelson
Sam Levene
George Givot
Jack E. Leonard
CinematographyCarl E. Guthrie
Edited byOwen Marks
Music bySammy Fain
Lyrics by
Sammy Cahn
Music supervision
Ray Heindorf
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • November 23, 1953(1953-11-23)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.9 million[1]

Three Sailors and a Girlis a 1953 AmericanTechnicolormusical filmmade byWarner Bros.It was directed byRoy Del Ruthand written byDevery FreemanandRoland Kibbee,based on theGeorge S. KaufmanplayThe Butter and Egg Man.Ray Heindorfwas the musical director, with orchestrations by Gus Levene, and vocal arrangements byNorman Luboff.Choreography was byLeRoy Prinz.

The soundtrack features original songs with music composed bySammy Fainand lyrics bySammy Cahn.As was the practice at the time, the soundtrack album was a studio recording [Capitol L-485 (10 "LP) and FBF-485 (2 EP Box-Set)].[2]TheCapitol Recordsalbum was released early in 1954, and featured eight of the songs from the Fein/Cahn songwriting team. The film's starsJane PowellandGordon MacRaeare the featured vocalists.George Greeleyconducted the orchestra and chorus. The album was re-issued and released on CD in 2006; it contained 12 more songs by MacRae.[3]

Plot

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While their submarine is docked in New York City, three sailors on liberty invest the money they've earned at sea in a Broadway musical and its up-and-coming star.

Choirboy Jones (Gordon MacRae) carries a gunnysack stuffed with $50,000 in cash from his fellow sailors. Joe Woods (Sam Levene), producing a new show starring the singer Emilio Rossi (George Givot), is delighted to find a new investor, but female lead Penny Weston (Jane Powell) is worried that the boys are in over their heads.

After the show's out-of-town opening is a flop, Woods, Rossi and even the author want out. Penny consults some distinguished Broadway artists for their advice, which includes casting the talented singer Jones, dancer Twitch (Gene Nelson) and comic Porky (Jack E. Leonard) in key roles. The show is a smash and the sailors reap a handsome return on their investment, with Jones and Penny falling in love as a bonus.

Cast

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Burt Lancastermade an uncredited cameo appearance at the end, playing a Marine who hesitantly asks about taking over the starring role in the musical after Jones has to return to the Navy. Joe Woods brushes him off. When a woman asks why he was so brusque, Joe tells her that the Marine looked too much like Burt Lancaster.Merv Griffinalso appeared uncredited as one of the sailors.[citation needed]Jack Larsonwho playedJimmy Olsenin the TV seriesAdventures of Supermanappeared uncredited as a sailor.

Soundtrack songs

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  • "Face to Face" - Music bySammy Fain;Lyrics bySammy Cahn
  • "You're But Oh Right" - Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
  • "There Must Be a Reason" - Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
  • "When It's Love" - Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
  • "I Get Butterflies" - Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
  • "Kiss Me or I'll Scream" - Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
  • "The Lately Song" - Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
  • "Show Me a Happy Woman (and I'll Show you a Miserable Man)" - Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
  • "It's Going to Be a Big Hit" - Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
  • "Home Is Where the Heart Is" - Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
  • "My Heart Is a Singing Heart" - Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
  • "Embraceable You"- Music byGeorge Gershwin;Lyrics byIra Gershwin
  • "The Japanese Sandman" - Words and Music by Richard a Whiting (background in nightclub scene)
  • "The Marines' Hymn"- Music byJacques Offenbach

References

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  1. ^"1954 Box Office Champs".Variety Weekly.January 5, 1955. p. 59.- figures are rentals in the US and Canada
  2. ^"Capitol Album Discography, Part 4: 12" LPs 450-599 ".bsnpubs.
  3. ^"3 Sailors and a Girl Soundtrack Bonus Tracks".14 November 2006 – via Amazon.
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