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Three Sailors and a Girl is a 1953 musical film made by Warner Bros.. It was directed by Roy Del Ruth, and written by Devery Freeman and Roland Kibbee, based on the George S. Kaufman play The Butter and Egg Man. Ray Heindorf is the Musical Director, orchestrations by Gus Levene, and vocal arrangements by Norman Luboff. Choreography by LeRoy Prinz. The Soundtrack features original songs with music composed by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Sammy Cahn. Soundtrack recording: 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)]. The Capitol Records album was released early in 1954, and featured eight of the songs from the Fein/Cahn songwriting team. Jane Powell and Gordon MacRae are the featured vocalists. George Greeley conducted the Orchestra and Chorus. The album was re-issued and released on CD in 2006: However it contained 12 more songs by Gordon MacRae.
Original Release
11/23/1953
US Release
11/23/1953
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jane Powell | Penny Weston |
Gordon MacRae | 'Choirboy' Jones / Choirboy B. Jones |
Gene Nelson | Twitch |
Sam Levene | Joe Woods |
George Givot | Emilio Rossi |
Veda Ann Borg | Faye Foss |
Archer MacDonald | Melvin Webster |
Raymond Greenleaf | B.P. Morrow - Bank President |
Henry Slate | Hank the Sailor |
Jack E. Leonard | Porky |
Directors
Writers
Roland Kibbee, Devery Freeman, George S. Kaufman
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jane Powell | Penny Weston |
Gordon MacRae | 'Choirboy' Jones / Choirboy B. Jones |
Gene Nelson | Twitch |
Sam Levene | Joe Woods |
George Givot | Emilio Rossi |
Veda Ann Borg | Faye Foss |
Archer MacDonald | Melvin Webster |
Raymond Greenleaf | B.P. Morrow - Bank President |
Henry Slate | Hank the Sailor |
Jack E. Leonard | Porky |
Murray Alper | Marine |
Jerry Antes | Dancer |
John Baer | Sailor |
Hal Bell | Sailor |
David Bond | Moss Hart |
Tex Brodus | Sailor |
Paul Burke | Actor |
Steve Carruthers | Nightclub Patron |
Robert Carson | Bank Client |
Les Clark | Sailor |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sammy Cahn | Producer |