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Two Girls and a Sailor

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Two Girls and a Sailor
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2hrs 4min
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1944
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Synopsis: Two Girls and a Sailor is another of those all-star, no-plot wartime musicals turned out by the bushel basket in the 1940s. Its lack of nuance does not lessen its entertainment value in the least. Gloria DeHaven and June Allyson play a couple of well-meaning sisters who stage their own USO shows in their apartment for the benefit of visiting servicemen. They'd like to expand their show, so GI Van Johnson, who happens to be a millionaire, buys an empty factory and has it converted into a canteen. ... Full Synopsis
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The 1930's and 1940's produced quite a few musical films that pretended to be "book" musicals but which really were revues onto which the thinnest of storylines was grafted. Two Girls and a Sailor is one of these, and as a result, the script -- despite an incredible Best Screenplay Oscar nomination -- is of negligible interest. (It does, however, contain some entertaining and amusing dialogue.) What ... Full Review
Featured Cast
John Dyckman Brown III
Patsy Deyo
Jean Deyo
Billy Kipp
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