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“ON WAVES OF SONG, LAUGHTER AND ROMANCE ! TWO LOVE-LOST SAILORS ON A FOUR-DAY LEAVE OF FUN AND FRIVOLITY !”
Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.
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Cast
88 people
Frank Sinatra
Clarence Doolittle
Known for
The Manchurian Candidate
Ocean's Eleven
Kathryn Grayson
Susan Abbott
Known for
Kiss Me Kate
Show Boat
Gene Kelly
Joseph Brady
Known for
Singin' in the Rain
An American in Paris
José Iturbi
José Iturbi
Also in
Diego Silang
Song of My Heart
Dean Stockwell
Donald Martin
Known for
Quantum Leap
The Langoliers
Pamela Britton
Girl from Brooklyn
Known for
D.O.A.
Rags Ragland
Police Sergeant
Also in
The Canterville Ghost
Girl Crazy
Billy Gilbert
Cafe Manager
Known for
The Great Dictator
Fun and Fancy Free
Henry O'Neill
Admiral Hammond
Known for
The Reckless Moment
Jezebel
Carlos Ramírez
Carlos
Known for
Magical Maestro
Edgar Kennedy
Police Captain
Known for
Duck Soup
Cruel, Cruel Love
Grady Sutton
Bertram Kraler
Known for
The Bank Dick
Stage Door
George Sidney Director · Isobel Lennart Screenplay Natalie Marcin Story
Worldwide gross $7.5M · Budget $2.6M · United States release August 13, 1945
Box office
Budget
$2,600,000
Worldwide gross
$7,500,000
Gross vs. budget
2.9×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · July 19, 1945
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · August 13, 1945
Theatrical
Australia
January 1, 1987 · Physical · DVD
Austria
April 16, 1949 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 13, 1945 · Theatrical
Germany
January 4, 1951 · Theatrical
Italy
January 1, 1949 · Theatrical
Japan
June 5, 1953 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 8, 1947 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 13, 1945 · Theatrical
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