A Girl in Every Port

"There's an ocean of fun afloat when these sea wolves go overboard for Marie...the sailors' delight!"

1952 1h 26m EN

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5.2

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★5.2TMDB · 5

Comedy

Synopsis

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After two sailors are conned into buying a lame race-horse, they go ashore to sort out the problem, but when they realize that the horse is one of a pair of identical twins, their plan for revenge becomes more complicated.

“There's an ocean of fun afloat when these sea wolves go overboard for Marie...the sailors' delight!”

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Cast

Groucho Marx
Benjamin Franklin 'Benny' Linn
Marie Wilson
Jane Sweet, a dumb blonde
William Bendix
Timothy Aloysius 'Tim' Dunnovan
Don DeFore
Bert Sedgwick
Gene Lockhart
Garvey
Dee Hartford
Millicent Temple
Hanley Stafford
Fleet Admiral Temple
Teddy Hart
High Life

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chester Erskine
Writers: Chester Erskine
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Chester Erskine, shot by Nicholas Musuraca. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Groucho Marx and Marie Wilson and William Bendix carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There's an ocean of fun afloat when these sea wolves go overboard for Marie...the sailors' delight!".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0044662 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Chester Erskine directs. Nicholas Musuraca behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
274 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Chester Erskine, shot by Nicholas Musuraca. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Groucho Marx and Marie Wilson and William Bendix carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "There's an ocean of fun afloat when these sea wolves go overboard for Marie...the sailors' delight!".
6IMDB entry: tt0044662 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.