Al (Dean) and Melvin (Jerry) become friends after meeting in the Navy recruiting office. Al is all romance, and Melvin is allergic to women’s cosmetics. Al and Melvin go through training in San Diego, then ship out aboard a submarine for Hawaii. Melvin’s antics turn the sub upside down until he is chained to a torpedo. Al bets that Melvin can kiss the beautiful Corrine Calvet, and the whole crew wants in on that one. The antics surrounding the bet and a boxing match between Melvin and a professional fighter provide some of the most hilarious sequences in any Martin & Lewis film. Sailor Beware grossed $27,000,000.00 at the box office worldwide in 1952. In today’s dollars, Sailor Beware would have been the highest grossing film of all time. This film solidified Martin & Lewis’ stature as box office champions of the world.

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Sailor Beware (1951). USA. Black and White. Produced by: Hal B. Wallis. Released by: Paramount Pictures. Language: English. Genre: Comedy / Musical. Runtime: USA:108 min. Sound Mix: Mono. Directed by Hal Walker. Cast (in credits order): Dean Martin.... Al Crowthers. Jerry Lewis.... Melvin Jones. Corinne Calvet.... Herself. Marion Marshall.... Hilda Jones. Robert Strauss (I).... Lardoski. Leif Erickson.... Commander Lane. Don Wilson (I).... Mr. Chubby. Vince Edwards.... Blayden. Dan Barton.... 'Bama. Mike Mahoney.... Tiger. Mary Treen.... Ginger. Betty Hutton.... Guest. Dick Stabile.... Band Leader. Donald MacBride.... Chief Bo's'n's Mate. Louis Jean Heydt.... Naval Doctor. Elaine Stewart.... Lieutenant Saunders. Danny Arnold (III).... Turk. Drew Cahill.... Bull. James Flavin.... Petty Officer. Dan Willis.... Sailor. James Dean.... In boxing scene. Irene Martin.... Girl. Mary Murphy.... Girl. Darr Smith.... Jeff Spencer. Eddie Lou Simms.... Killer. Jackson Marshall Reed.... Corpsman. John Close.... Corpsman. Jimmie Dundee.... Bartender. Larry McGrath.... Referee. Richard Karlan.... Guard. Rest of cast listed alphabetically: Robert Carson.... Navy captain. Richard Emory.... Petty Officer. Stephen Gregory.... McDurk. Don Haggerty.... Lt. Connors. Jerry Hausner.... Corpsman. Skip Homeier.... Mac. Bobby Mayo.... Himself. Eddie Mayo.... Himself. Duke Mitchell.... Second. Elaine Riley.... Commentator. Written by: James B. Allardice, John Grant, Kenyon Nicholson(play), Martin Rackin, Charles Robinson (play), Elwood Ullman. Cinematography by Daniel L. Fapp. Production Design by Henry Bumstead Hal Pereira. Film Editing by Warren Low. Produced by Hal B. Wallis. Other crew: Joseph J. Lilley.... musical director.