Movie: The Sailor and the Seagull

Top 2 Billed Cast

Daws Butler
Daws Butler

Seagull

John T. Smith
John T. Smith

McGinty

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    The Sailor and the Seagull was released by the U.S. Navy in 1949 with a simple goal: encouraging servicemen to re-enlist. In the film, a disgruntled sailor named McGinty complains about the raw deal he believes he is receiving by serving in the Navy. As luck would have it, a seagull comes to release him from service so that he can experience the freedom of civilian life. McGinty soon learns, however, that civilian life means less freedom and less money than he had imagined and quickly jumps at the chance to re-enlist. (cont. http://blogs.archives.gov/unwritten-record/2013/09/26/sailor-and-the-seagull/)

  • Release Date

    1949-01-01

  • Average

    5.5

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
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    English
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