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The Sailor Takes a Wife

The Sailor Takes a Wife

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 28, 1945

Runtime

1h 32m

Genres

Comedy, Romance

User Score

60%

Original Title

The Sailor Takes a Wife

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

Richard Whorf

Budget

$1,012,000

Revenue

$2,559,000

Description

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.