The Sailor Takes a Wife explained

The Sailor Takes a Wife is a 1946 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Whorf and starring Robert Walker and June Allyson.

Plot

During World War II, a sailor in New York City who is about to be shipped out to Europe marries a woman he has just met. Then he unexpectedly receives a medical discharge.

Cast

• Robert Walker as John Hill
• June Allyson as Mary Hill
• Hume Cronyn as Freddie Potts
• Audrey Totter as Lisa Borescu
• Eddie "Rochester" Anderson as Harry
• Reginald Owen as Mr. Amboy
• Gerald Oliver Smith as Gerald

Reception

According to MGM records, the film earned $2,269,000 in the US and Canada and $290,000 elsewhere, making a profit of $683,000.^{[1] [2]}

External links

• • • Review of film at Variety

Notes and References

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2. Another source says $2.5 million in US rentals "60 Top Grossers of 1946", Variety 8 January 1947 p8