Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh

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

NR 1945 · 143 min · ★ 6.8 · Music, Comedy, Romance

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.

Directed by George Sidney · Written by Isobel Lennart

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