The Lady Takes a Sailor
The Lady Takes a Sailor
The Lady Takes a Sailor
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1949
1h 39m
5.0(7 votes)
Comedy
Romance

Overview

Jennifer Smith heads a "Consumer Reports"-type company and her reputation for honesty is her greatest asset. While out boating one day she encounters a secret prototype submarine piloted by Bill Craig. Trying to explain her absence after her boat sinks becomes very difficult as Bill and his cohorts attempt to discredit her story.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast & Crew

48 members
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Jane Wyman

Jennifer Smith

Jane Wyman
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Dennis Morgan

Bill Craig

Dennis Morgan
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Eve Arden

Susan Wayne

Eve Arden
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Robert Douglas

John Tyson

Robert Douglas
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Allyn Joslyn

Ralph Whitcomb

Allyn Joslyn
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Tom Tully

Henry Duckworth

Tom Tully
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Lina Romay

Racquel Riviera

Lina Romay
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William Frawley

Oliver Harker

William Frawley
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Jack Lemmon

Plasterer (uncredited)

Jack Lemmon
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Jack Boyle

Intern (uncredited)

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Kenneth Britton

Davis (uncredited)

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Bridget Brown

Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

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Sonja Bryden

Arlette (uncredited)

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Frank Cady

Mr. Wentworth (uncredited)

Frank Cady
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Harry Cheshire

Judge Vardon (uncredited)

Harry Cheshire
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Fred Clark

Victor Santell (uncredited)

Fred Clark
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Russ Conway

Constable (uncredited)

Russ Conway
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Luther Crockett

Doctor (uncredited)

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Ray Erlenborn

Photographer (uncredited)

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Phyllis Godfrey

Hilda (uncredited)

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John Halloran

Homer Benton (uncredited)

John Halloran
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Len Hendry

Constable (uncredited)

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Hallene Hill

Flower Woman (uncredited)

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Bob Jellison

Mr. Crane (uncredited)

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Leslie Kimmell

Conrad Updike (uncredited)

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Jack Lee

Captain Cutter (uncredited)

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Ruth Lee

Miss Brand (uncredited)

Ruth Lee
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Wendie Lee

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

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Ruth Lewis

Miss Clark (uncredited)

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Robert Malcolm

Chief of Police (uncredited)

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John McGuire

Coast Guard Officer (uncredited)

John McGuire
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Joe McTurk

Waiter (uncredited)

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Charles Meredith

Dr. Rufus McKewen (uncredited)

Charles Meredith
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Ray Montgomery

Lab Assistant (uncredited)

Ray Montgomery
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John Morgan

Constable (uncredited)

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Kenneth Patterson

Reporter (uncredited)

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Stanley Prager

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Stanley Prager
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Nina Prescott

Tyson's Secretary (uncredited)

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Emil Rameau

Dr. Mittenwald (uncredited)

Emil Rameau
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Grandon Rhodes

Dr. Newman (uncredited)

Grandon Rhodes
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Dick Ryan

Apartment House Clerk (uncredited)

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Walter Shumway

Dr. Coombs (uncredited)

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Olan Soule

Tyson's Assistant (uncredited)

Olan Soule
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George Spaulding

Adm. Morell (uncredited)

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Craig Stevens

Danvers (uncredited)

Craig Stevens
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Tom Stevenson

Institute Guide (uncredited)

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Henrietta Taylor

Dr. Anna Sparton (uncredited)

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Josephine Whittell

Reporter (uncredited)

Josephine Whittell

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