Three Sailors and a Girl (1953), 6 Color

Three navy men run into a shady producer who convinces them to invest into his new show. When they meet the show's female star attraction, they're sold. Have they become the latest showbiz players or just three more suckers?
1h 35min | Comedy, Musical | 23 November 1953 | Color
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Stars: Jane Powell, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, Sam Levene, Jack E. Leonard.
LeRoy Prinz ... musical numbers staged and directed by

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In the Tap! Appendix for Gene Nelson. Frankly, all 4 leads tap at some point.

GM sings well against JP in full soprano mode. JL (the 3rd sailor) can sing and dance, and does the kind of humor I knew him for on variety shows. 1st of 8 film credits for JL.

Songs performed (10 chapters, no menu):

• ch1. You're But Oh So Right, Sung by Gordon MacRae, GN, JL, danced slightly by GN
• ch2. Kiss Me or I'll Scream, Sung by Jane Powell 
• ch2. Face to Face, Sung by Jane Powell 
• ch3. The Lately Song, Sung and danced by Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson and Jack E. Leonard, JP
• ch4. There Must Be a Reason, Sung by Gordon MacRae and Jane Powell 
• ch5. When It's Love, Sung by Jane Powell and Gordon MacRae 
• ch5. My Heart Is a Singing Heart, Sung by Jane Powell and Gordon MacRae 
• ch6. Show Me a Happy Woman (and I'll Show You a Miserable Man), Sung and danced by Jack E. Leonard and Jane Powell 
• ch8. Embraceable You, Sung briefly by Jane Powell
• ch9. Home is Where the Heart Is, sung by JP, GM, GN, JL, danced by male chorus, danced by GN, JP, mixed chorus
• ch10. The Lately Song, Sung and danced by Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson and Jack E. Leonard, JP

The only new twist here is that the backers for the show are the submariners who've saved their pay during 8 months at sea. When they run out of funds, they tap returning Marines.

Cute gag in the finale with Burt Lancaster backstage.

Warner, dir. Del Ruth; 6