A Girl in Every Port
A Girl in Every Port is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Chester Erskine. The film stars Groucho Marx, Marie Wilson and William Bendix. It is based on the short story "They Sell Sailors Elephants" by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan.
Plot
Benny Linn and Tim Dunnovan are sailors assigned to the same ship. Tim spends some inheritance money that he received to purchase a racehorse named Little Aaron. Tim’s division officer disagrees with the purchase and orders Ben to help Tim return the horse to recover his money. However, Tim has already hired a team to train Little Aaron. Benny and Tim discover that Little Aaron has a history of weak ankles and cannot run very well. However, they also learn that Little Aaron has an identical twin, Little Shamrock, who has good ankles and can run fast.
More details
| author | Frederick Hazlitt Brennan |
|---|---|
| director | Chester Erskine |
| editor | Ralph Dawson |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | identical twin run fast |
| musicBy | Roy Webb |
| producer | Irving Cummings Jr. Irwin Allen |
| productionCompany | RKO Pictures |
| publisher | RKO Pictures |