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''Swing It, Sailor!'' is a 1938 American film directed by actor/screenwriter Raymond Cannon.


Plot summary

Sailor Husky proposes marriage to every girl in every port. He can't swim, and is ready to be discharged from the Navy, but he's always helping his pal, Pete. Pete would hate to see Husky leave, as Pete has to do all the work himself. Husky's new girl is Myrtle, who goes through men like Kleenex, trolling for a well-heeled catch. Pete tries to save his friend from her; but, is it only for himself? It looks like they are in for a fight.


Cast

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Wallace Ford Wallace Ford (born Samuel Grundy Jones; 12 February 1898 – 11 June 1966) was an English-born naturalized American vaudevillian, stage performer and screen actor. Usually playing wise-cracking characters, he combined a tough but friendly-face ...
as Pete Kelly * Ray Mayer as Husky Stone *
Isabel Jewell Isabel Jewell (July 19, 1907 – April 5, 1972) was an American actress who rose to prominence in the 1930s and early 1940s. Some of her more famous films were '' Ceiling Zero'', ''Marked Woman'', ''A Tale of Two Cities'', and ''Gone with t ...
as Myrtle Montrose *
Mary Treen Mary Treen (born Mary Louise Summers, March 27, 1907 – July 20, 1989) was an American film and television actress. A minor actress for much of her career, she managed to secure a plain, unassuming niche for herself in the Hollywood of the ...
as Gertie Burns * Max Hoffman Jr. as Bos'n Hardy *
Cully Richards Cully Richards (1908–1978) was an American singer, and film and television actor.Aaker p.130 He had a recurring role as First Sergeant Stanley Wozniak on the 1962–1963 situation comedy ''Don't Call Me Charlie!''. Selected filmography * ''Si ...
as Shamus O'Shay *
George Humbert George Humbert (born Umberto Gianni; July 29, 1880 – May 8, 1963) was an Italian-born American actor who appeared in more than 100 films between 1918 and the 1950s. He emigrated to the United States as a steerage passenger on board the Italian ...
as Pet Shop Proprietor *
Tom Kennedy Thomas or Tom Kennedy may refer to: Politics *Thomas Kennedy (Scottish judge) (1673–1754), joint Solicitor General for Scotland 1709–14, Lord Advocate 1714, Member of Parliament for Ayr Burghs 1720–21 * Thomas Kennedy, 9th Earl of Cassilis ...
as Policeman * Alexander Leftwich as Captain *
Kenneth Harlan Kenneth Daniel Harlan (July 26, 1895 – March 6, 1967) was an American actor of the silent film era, playing mostly romantic leads or adventurer types. Early life Harlan was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of George W. Harlan and ac ...
as First Officer *
Archie Robbins Archie is a masculine given name, a diminutive of Archibald. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname *Archie Alexander (1888–1958), African-American mathematician, engineer and governor of the US Virgin Islands * Archie Blake (mathematici ...
as Second Officer *
Kernan Cripps Kernan may refer to: People Surname *Catherine Kernan (born 1948), American artist *Edward Kernan (1771–1844), Irish clergyman *Francis Kernan (1816–1892), American politician *Francis Joseph Kernan (1859-1945), American general *James Kernan ( ...
as Doctor *
Rex Lease Rex Lloyd Lease (February 11, 1903 – January 3, 1966) was an American actor. He appeared in over 300 films, mainly in Poverty Row westerns. Biography Lease arrived in Hollywood in 1924. He found bit and supporting parts at Film Booking O ...
as Intern


External links

* * 1938 films American black-and-white films American adventure comedy films Grand National Films films 1930s adventure comedy films 1938 comedy films FIlms directed by Raymond Cannon (actor) 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub