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Oh, Sailor, Behave!

Oh, Sailor, Behave!

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 15, 1930

Runtime

1h 10m

Genres

Music, Comedy

User Score

70%

Original Title

Oh, Sailor, Behave!

Production Companies

The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

Archie Mayo

Description

Based on the farcical stage play written by Pulitzer Prize-winning* writer Elmer Rice, Oh, Sailor Behave! is a movie Musical with a split personality. Nanette Dodge (Irene Delroy) falls for newspaper reporter Charlie Carroll (Charles King) who is on assignment in Venice to land an interview with Romanian General Skulany (Noah Beery). Our couple is split apart by a pair of storylines - Nanette tries to woo a Russian prince (Lowell Sherman) who is blackmailing her sister, while Charlie, following a lead to the general, finds himself Romantically involved with Kunegundi (Vivien Oakland), "the general's favorite."