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Lady Be Careful

THEY JOINED THE NAVY TO SEE THE WORLD...BUT THEY NEVER EXPECTED ANYTHING LIKE THIS!
Sep 3, 1936 · 1h 11m
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Comedy
Music
Romance

PLOT

Previously filmed in 1930 as True to the Navy, Kenyon Nicholson's old stage farce Sailor Beware returned to the screen in 1936 as Lady Be Careful. The plot remains substantially the same, as an amorous sailor named Dynamite (Lew Ayres) bets his pals that he can "thaw" icy beauty-contest winner Billie (Mary Carlisle). What follows is a series of misunderstandings, arguments and reconciliations, all wrapped up in a happy-ever-after conclusion.

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CAST

Lew Ayres
Chester aka Dynamite
Mary Carlisle
Billie 'Stonewall' Jackson
Benny Baker
Barney
Buster Crabbe
Jake
Grant Withers
Lt. Loomis
Irving Bacon
Happy
Barbara Barondess
Dode
Sheila Bromley
Hazel
Directed by Theodore Reed

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Paramount Pictures
Country
US

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