Navy Wife

Navy Wife

NR 1935 · 69 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, Romance

A Hawaiian naval nurse weds a widowed officer partly because he has a crippled daughter.

Directed by Allan Dwan · Written by Sonya Levien

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