"ON WAVES OF SONG, LAUGHTER AND ROMANCE ! TWO LOVE-LOST SAILORS ON A FOUR-DAY LEAVE OF FUN AND FRIVOLITY !"

1945

2h 23m

6.8(161 votes)

Music

Comedy

Romance

Overview

Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.

Where to Watch

Rent

Links & Resources

IMDbView

Social & External

IMDb

Production Companies

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

88 members

Acting

Frank Sinatra

Clarence Doolittle

Acting

Kathryn Grayson

Susan Abbott

Acting

Gene Kelly

Joseph Brady

Acting

José Iturbi

Himself

Acting

Dean Stockwell

Donald Martin

Acting

Pamela Britton

Girl from Brooklyn

Acting

Rags Ragland

Police Sergeant

Acting

Billy Gilbert

Cafe Manager

Acting

Henry O'Neill

Admiral Hammond

Acting

Carlos Ramírez

Carlos

Acting

Edgar Kennedy

Police Captain

Acting

Grady Sutton

Bertram Kraler

Acting

Leon Ames

Admiral's Aide

Acting

Sharon McManus

Little Girl Beggar

Acting

James Flavin

Radio Cop

Acting

James Burke

Studio Cop

Acting

Henry Armetta

Hamburger Man

Acting

Chester Clute

Iturbi's Assistant

Acting

Mimi Aguglia

Old Lady (uncredited)

Acting

Bobby Barber

Salad Cook on Olvera Street (uncredited)

Acting

Douglas Cowan

Sailor (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Eddie Hall

Sailor Discussing Lola (uncredited)

Acting

Milton Kibbee

Bartender Serving Double Scotch (uncredited)

Acting

Gloria Marlen

Woman (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Cop (uncredited)

Acting

Garry Owen

2nd Soldier at USO (uncredited)

Acting

Ray Teal

Assistant Movie Director (uncredited)

Acting

Paulita Arvizu

Cashier in Café (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Harry Barris

Sailor Asking Joe to Get Autographs (uncredited)

Acting

Joseph E. Bernard

Old Doorman (uncredited)

Acting

Sara Berner

Jerry Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

Acting

Steve Brodie

Soldier (uncredited)

Acting

Alex Callam

Commander (uncredited)

Acting

James Carlisle

Test Director (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Wally Cassell

Sailor (uncredited)

Acting

Charles Coleman

Iturbi's Butler (uncredited)

Acting

Henry H. Daniels Jr.

Sailor (uncredited)

Acting

Frank Darien

Hollywood Bowl Janitor (uncredited)

Acting

Romere Darling

Waitress (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Joe Dominguez

Man in Caé (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Lester Dorr

Assistant Director (uncredited)

Acting

Ralph Dunn

Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited)

Acting

Virginia Engels

Woman with Cop (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Sam Finn

Sailor (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

William Forrest

Movie Director (uncredited)

Acting

Don Garner

Soldier (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Jane Green

USO Mother (uncredited)

Acting

Phil Hanna

Sailor (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Lottie Harrison

Phone Operator (uncredited)

No Image

Directing

Jack Harvey

Admiral (uncredited)

Acting

Joe Haworth

Marine (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Ben Heideman

Mexican Cook (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Robert Homans

Old Cop (uncredited)

Acting

John James

Sailor (uncredited)

Acting

Nolan Leary

Milkman (uncredited)

Acting

Ruth Lee

Kindergarten Teacher (uncredited)

Acting

Orley Lindgren

Boy (uncredited)

Acting

Jack Luden

Assistant Director (uncredited)

Acting

Peggy Maley

Lana Turner Impersonator (uncredited)

Acting

Frank Marlowe

Shore Patrol Officer (uncredited)

Acting

Lock Martin

Giant (uncredited)

Acting

Esther Michelson

Hamburger Woman (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Frank Mitchell

Sailor (uncredited)

Acting

Connie Montoya

Waitress (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Forbes Murray

Passerby (uncredited)

Acting

Billy Nelson

Sailor (uncredited)

Acting

Bea Nigro

(uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Netta Packer

USO Mother (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Milton Parsons

Man with Beard (uncredited)

Acting

Lee Phelps

Cop (uncredited)

Acting

Tom Quinn

(uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Allen Ray

Sailor (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Paul Regan

Marine (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Renie Riano

Studio Waitress (uncredited)

Acting

Sondra Rodgers

Jean (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Naomi Scher

Waitress (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Jerry Shane

Sailor (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Connie Starr

Waitress (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Tom Trout

Sailor (uncredited)

Acting

Elinor Troy

Tall Woman (uncredited)

Acting

Arthur Walsh

Sailor (uncredited)

Directing

Jerry Warren

(uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Claire Whitney

USO Mother (uncredited)

Acting

Florence Wix

Ride-Sharing Actress (uncredited)

Acting

Marjorie Wood

USO Mother (uncredited)

Acting

William Phillips

1st Sailor on Pay Phone (uncredited)

Acting

John Cannon

Sailor (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Gloria Hope

Receptionist (uncredited)

No Image

Similar Movies

5.3

2014

Waiting in the Wings: The Musical

Two entertainers destined for the big time are mismatched in a casting office from two very different online contests. Tony, a stripper from New York, is cast in an Off-Broadway musical and needs to trade in his tear-away trunks for tap shoes and tights. Anthony, a naive musical theatre enthusiast from Montana, needs to decide if he can strip all the way down just to stay in town. Hilarity ensues as they realize that "to make it" they're gonna have to learn some new tricks.

Movie

6.5

2004

Mulan II

Fa Mulan gets the surprise of her young life when her love, Captain Li Shang asks for her hand in marriage. Before the two can have their happily ever after, the Emperor assigns them a secret mission, to escort three princesses to Chang'an, China. Mushu is determined to drive a wedge between the couple after he learns that he will lose his guardian job if Mulan marries into the Li family.

Movie

6.6

1994

The Paper

Henry Hackett is the workaholic editor of a New York City tabloid. He loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, publisher Bernie White faces financial straits, and has hatchet-man Alicia Clark—Henry's nemesis—impose unpopular cutbacks.

Movie

7.0

1971

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch.

Movie

6.4

2008

Me and Orson Welles

New York, 1937. A teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant.

Movie

6.6

1989

Sea of Love

Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects.

Movie

6.2

1987

3 Men and a Baby

Three bachelors find themselves forced to take care of a baby left by one of the guy's girlfriends.

Movie

6.1

1948

Melody Time

In the grand tradition of Disney's great musical classics, Melody Time features seven timeless stories, each enhanced with high-spirited music and unforgettable characters. You'll be sure to tap your toes and clap your hands in this witty feast for the eyes and ears.

Movie

6.5

1940

Road to Singapore

Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore – until they meet a beautiful dancer.

Movie

5.2

1945

Song of Old Wyoming

Old Ma Conway champions statehood for Wyoming, believing the measure would put an end to the territory's lawlessness; but the elderly woman is opposed by cattle buyer and tax assessor Lee Landow and greedy banker Dixon. When Ma offers her opinion in a newspaper article, Landow sends his henchman Ringo to put the fear of God in the woman.

Movie

4.1

2017

Basmati Blues

Linda Watt is a sheltered but brilliant young scientist who is plucked out of her company's lab and sent to India by her CEO to sell "Rice 9," a genetically modified rice she's created. However, unbeknownst to her, the rice will destroy the Indian farmers she thinks she's helping.

Movie

10.0

2022

Bumpo Saves The Day

After making a wish on a shooting star, a young cartoon character must go on a musical journey to fight his creator in this absurdist mixed media adventure.

Movie

7.0

1942

Holiday Inn

Lovely Linda Mason has crooner Jim Hardy head over heels, but suave stepper Ted Hanover wants her for his new dance partner after fickle Lila Dixon gives him the brush. Jim's supper club, Holiday Inn, is the setting for the chase by Hanover and his manager.

Movie

5.3

2007

The Good Night

Gary, a musician, is trapped in an unhappy relationship with his live-in lover, Dora. He becomes enthralled with a beautiful seductress who enters his dreams, and tries to control his dream-state so he can spend more and more time with her. When Gary sees his mystery woman's face on a bus billboard, he discovers she is real, and fate brings him an opportunity to meet her.

Movie

5.6

2007

Suburban Girl

Publishing assistant Brett Eisenberg wants to be a big-time editor. However, she lacks self-confidence, a problem that isn't helped by her new, overbearing boss. Brett soon enters into a relationship with Archie, an older man who has plenty of his own issues, including alcoholism, diabetes and a difficult relationship with his daughter. Intent on helping Archie get past his problems, she turns to her dying father for advice.

Movie

5.6

2007

Murder Party

A random invitation to a Halloween party leads a man into the hands of a rogue collective sparking a bloodbath of mishap, mayhem and hilarity.

Movie

5.5

1961

Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai

About to be married, Nisha learns that Sunder had already been married to another woman, whom he is accused of murdering. And Sunder scrambles to come up with an explanation and absolve himself.

Movie

2017

Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laaddoo Deewana

Laali and Ladoo get trapped in a royal wedding that takes place in Vadodara.

Movie

6.4

1979

West Indies

Aboard a giant slave ship in an abandoned Citroën factory, the history of the West Indies is traced through several centuries of French oppression. The ship becomes a stage for the people to tell stories via song and dance—from their enslavement to their displacement in Metropolitan France.

Movie

7.1

1973

Jesus Christ Superstar

As played out by a theatre troupe, the last days of Jesus Christ are depicted from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, his betrayer. As Jesus' following increases, Judas begins to worry that Jesus is falling for his own hype, forgetting the principles of his teachings and growing too close to the prostitute Mary Magdalene.

Movie

Recommended Movies

7.0

1949

On the Town

Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.

Movie

7.1

1970

Ryan's Daughter

The wife of an Irish school teacher is branded a traitor when she falls for a British officer who is part of an occupying force in 1917 Ireland.

Movie

6.5

1951

Royal Wedding

Tom and Ellen are asked to perform as a dance team in England at the time of Princess Elizabeth's wedding. As brother and sister, each develops a British love interest, Ellen with Lord John Brindale and Tom with dancer Anne Ashmond.

Movie

6.6

1959

On the Beach

In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. In denial about the loss of his wife and children in the holocaust, American Captain Towers meets careworn but gorgeous Moira Davidson, who begins to fall for him. The sub returns after reconnaissance a month (or less) before the end; will Towers and Moira find comfort with each other?

Movie

6.6

1951

The Stooge

Bill Miller is an unsuccessful Broadway performer until his handlers convince him to enhance his act with a stooge—Ted Rogers, a guy positioned in the audience to be the butt of Bill's jokes. After Ted begins to steal the show, Bill's girlfriend and his pals advise him to make Ted an equal partner.

Movie

7.2

1946

Hair-Raising Hare

A sneaker-wearing, hairy monster chases Bugs through a castle belonging to an evil scientist.

Movie

6.9

1946

No Regrets for Our Youth

Over more than a decade, the daughter of a Kyoto Imperial University professor comes of age as she witnesses her father fired for opposing the rise of fascism in Japan and becomes involved with two of his students.

Movie

6.5

1954

Brigadoon

Americans Jeff and Tommy, hunting in Scotland, stumble upon a village - Brigadoon. They soon learn that the town appears once every 100 years in order to preserve its peace and special beauty. The citizens go to bed at night and when they wake up, it's 100 years later. Tommy falls in love with a beautiful young woman, Fiona, and is torn between staying or going back to his hectic life in New York.

Movie

6.4

1948

The Pirate

A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate.

Movie

7.0

2012

Love Never Dies

Set ten years after the events at the Paris Opera House, the Phantom has fled to New York, where he lives amongst the joyrides and freak shows of Coney Island. He has finally found a place for his music to soar, all that is missing is his love Christine Daaé. In a bid to win back her love, the Phantom lures Christine, her husband Raoul, and their young son Gustave from Manhattan, to the glittering and glorious world of Coney Island... they have no idea what lies in store for them...

Movie

7.3

2019

Born a King

A coming-of-age story set in 1919 about 14 year old Faisal, an Arab prince who is dispatched from the deserts of Arabia to London by his warrior father, Prince Abd Al-Aziz, on a high stakes diplomatic mission to secure the formation of his country.

Movie

7.0

1985

That's Dancing!

A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s 50s and 60s up to the break dance and the music videos from the 80s.

Movie

7.6

1948

Another Part of the Forest

This 'prequel' to The Little Foxes tells how the ruthless members of the old-South Hubbard family got that way.

Movie

6.4

2010

The Princess of Montpensier

Set in the high courts of 16th Century France, where the wars of religion between Catholics and Protestants are raging. Marie de Mézières, a beautiful young aristocrat, is in love with Henri de Guise, but her hand in marriage is promised to the Prince of Montpensier.

Movie

7.1

1968

The Producers

Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming wealthy old biddies to invest in a production many times over the actual cost, and then put on a sure-fire flop, so nobody will ask for their money back – and what can be a more certain flop than a tasteless musical celebrating Hitler.

Movie

7.3

2003

Radio

In the racially divided town of Anderson, South Carolina in 1976, football coach Harold Jones spots a mentally disabled African-American young man nicknamed Radio near his practice field and is inspired to befriend him. Soon, Radio is Jones' loyal assistant, and he becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School. But things start to sour when Coach Jones begins taking guff from parents and fans who feel that his devotion to Radio is getting in the way of the team's quest for a championship.

Movie

6.5

1990

Cry-Baby

A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.

Movie

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

7.4

2018

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII.

Movie

6.7

2014

The Boxtrolls

An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.

Movie

7.3

1987

Good Morning, Vietnam

A disk jockey goes to Vietnam to work for the Armed Forces Radio Service. While he becomes popular among the troops, his superiors disapprove of his humor.

Movie