- Release Date: 1944
- Runtime: 124 min
- Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Starring: June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven, Van Johnson, Tom Drake ... see all
- Director: Richard Thorpe
- Plot: A sailor helps two sisters start up a service canteen. The sailor soon becomes taken with gorgeous sister Jean, unaware that her sibling Patsy is also in love with him.
User Reviews
Stellar Cast -- Meandering Movie
Jul 14, 2008
dougdoepke - imdb.com
Jul 14, 2008dougdoepke - imdb.com
Considering the talent involved, the movie should be better than it is. What's needed is a lot more bounce and about twenty minutes less of the romantic guessing game, which drags along too much of the time. Too bad we... Full review
Two Girls, a Sailor, and a Variety Show
Aug 20, 2007
wesconnorsehny - imdb.com
Aug 20, 2007wesconnorsehny - imdb.com
Extremely long World War II story about "Two Girls and a Sailor" (portrayed by June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven, and Van Johnson). The threesome from the customary "love triangle" -- will Sailor Johnson choose pert June Allyson or sexy Gloria DeHaven?... Full review
The Deyo sisters' canteen
Aug 24, 2006
jotix100 - imdb.com
Aug 24, 2006jotix100 - imdb.com
This delightful MGM film came out during WWII. This picture was a product of those years. In a way, it was a way to inspire patriotism and play tribute to those young men that went to the war for their... Full review
a forever musical worthy of Hollywood's golden era
Feb 14, 2006
javi-31 - imdb.com
Feb 14, 2006javi-31 - imdb.com
Saw this delightful musical, filled with great performers: James, Durante, Cugat, Iturbi, and many others, when I was eleven while in New York with my mother in 1944, and never saw it again until today 14 Feb, 2006 in TCM...... Full review
Two Girls, A Sailor and a host of MGM talent!
Oct 06, 2005
Greensleeves - imdb.com
Oct 06, 2005Greensleeves - imdb.com
Perky June Allyson and lovely Gloria DeHaven are two vaudevillians given a chance to open their own canteen for military personnel by a mysterious benefactor. The very thin plot revolves around this simple premise and at over two hours running... Full review
Great collection of talent in war-time musical romantic comedy.
Jan 04, 2005
TxMike - imdb.com
Jan 04, 2005TxMike - imdb.com
The "two girls" in the title are June Allyson (26) as Patsy and Gloria DeHaven (18) as Jean, the singing and dancing Deyo sisters. The "sailor" is Van Johnson (27) who plays John Dyckman Brown III, a new recruit in... Full review
What can I say! Anchors awash!
Oct 07, 2003
raskimono - imdb.com
Oct 07, 2003raskimono - imdb.com
This slight musical comedy from 1944 was a blockbuster of its year. Its one of those Stage door canteen where G.I.s are entertained by hit musicians of their including the popular band and orchestra leader Harry James and Xavier Cugat.... Full review
Fine wartime musical comedy of young love. (June Allyson's first starring role.)
Aug 23, 2000
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I was nine in 1944, living in Cincinnati during WWII when this movie came to RKO Royal Theatre.I saw it twice then. Later, when we had moved back to Tennessee, I saw it again the Roxy Theatre in Clarksville, Tenn.... Full review
A Happy Movie
Mar 03, 2000
mrsbocek - imdb.com
Mar 03, 2000mrsbocek - imdb.com
This movie was made in the years when life was turmoil, when Europe was at war and the US military was more than visible. Consequently the plot twists and turns but you know it will turn out happy. I was... Full review
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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. ... Full Article


Two Girls And A Sailor - Original Trailer 1944

