''She Learned About Sailors'' is a 1934 American

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directed by

George Marshall George Catlett Marshall Jr. (31 December 1880 – 16 October 1959) was an American army officer and statesman. He rose through the United States Army to become Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army under pres ...

and starring

Alice Faye Alice Faye (born Alice Jeanne Leppert; May 5, 1915 – May 9, 1998) was an American actress and singer. A musical star of 20th Century-Fox in the 1930s and 1940s, Faye starred in such films as '' On the Avenue'' (1937) and ''Alexander's Ragtime ...

Lew Ayres Lewis Frederick Ayres III (December 28, 1908 – December 30, 1996) was an American actor whose film and television career spanned 65 years. He is best known for starring as German soldier Paul Bäumer in the film ''All Quiet on the Western Fro ...

and Frank Mitchell.Bradley p.236 It was produced and distributed by

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. Songs for the film were written by Richard A. Whiting and

Sidney Clare Sidney Clare (August 15, 1892 – August 29, 1972) was an American comedian, dancer and composer. His best-known songs include " On the Good Ship Lollipop" (introduced by Shirley Temple), " You're My Thrill" (recorded by Billie Holiday), and " P ...

Plot

A nightclub singer in Shanghai falls in love with an American sailor.

Cast

as Larry Wilson *

as Jean Legoi * Harry Green as Jose Pedro Alesandro Lopez Rubinstein * Frank Mitchell as Peanuts * Jack Durant as Eddie * Russ Clark as Jack - Marine *

Edward LeSaint Edward LeSaint (January 1, 1871 – September 10, 1940) was an American stage and film actor and Film director, director whose career began in the silent film, silent era. He acted in over 300 films and directed more than 90. He was sometimes ...

as Justice of the Peace *

Jimmy Conlin Jimmy Conlin (October 14, 1884 – May 7, 1962) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 150 films in his 32-year career. Career Conlin was born in Camden, New Jersey in 1884, and his acting career started in vaudeville. He ...

as Irate Neighbor * Al Hill as Departing Sailor *

Susan Fleming Susan Alva Fleming (February 19, 1908 – December 22, 2002) was an American actress and the wife of comic actor Harpo Marx and sister in law to Groucho, Chico, Zeppo and Gummo. Fleming was known as the "Girl with the Million Dollar Legs" ...

as Departing Sailor's Girlfriend *

June Lang June Lang (born Winifred June Vlasek, May 5, 1917 – May 16, 2005) was an American film actress. Early life Born Winifred June Vlasek in Minneapolis, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Edith and Clarence Vlasek, After the family moved to Los An ...

as Girl at Dance Hall * Eddie Lee as Rickshaw Driver *

Allen Jung Allen Jung (August 8, 1909 – September 12, 1982) was an American film and television actor who was active in Hollywood from the 1930s through the 1970s. Biography Allen was born in Oakland, California. He attended the University of Californi ...

as Rickshaw Driver * Charles Sullivan as Sailor *

Gay Seabrook Gay Seabrook (born Gladys Johnson; April 1, 1901 – April 18, 1970) was an American film, Broadway and radio actress. Early years Seabrook was the daughter of Rufus Johnson, a newspaper circulation manager. She married screenwriter Edward Ev ...

as Stenographer

References

Bibliography

* Bradley, Edwin M. ''Hollywood Musicals You Missed: Seventy Noteworthy Films from the 1930s''. McFarland, 2020. * Fetrow, Alan G. ''Sound films, 1927-1939: a United States Filmography''. McFarland, 1992. * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011.

External links

* 1934 films American black-and-white films 1934 comedy films Films directed by George Marshall American comedy films Fox Film films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films 1934 musical films American musical films Films set in Shanghai English-language musical films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub