The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945)

Movie"HIS NIGHT TO HOWL... just married– just out of the Navy– just out in the cold! HER NIGHT TO DREAM... She feels so safe, with hubby in the house!"
Audience Score
60
The Sailor Takes a Wife
NR 1 hr 32 minDec 28th, 1945Comedy, Romance
While waiting in New York City to ship out to Europe, a sailor stops by a serviceman's canteen and meets a USO hostess. They immediately fall for each other and get married that night. However, when the sailor is notified that he has been reclassified as 4-F (unfit for service) by the Navy and then discharged, he and his new wife realize that, having to set up house before they expected to, they actually know very little about each other. Complications ensue.
StarringRobert WalkerJune AllysonHume Cronyn
DirectorRichard Whorf
WritersWhitfield CookChester ErskineAnne Morrison Chapin

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 28th, 1945
Movie Budget:$1,012,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$2,559,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer