As Sailor Beware opened on February 9, 1952, this photo was almost certainly taken that month. You’d never know it from the billboard, but this Hal Wallis-produced film was shot in black-and-white. James Dean has a walk on-role with a single line of dialogue — “That guy’s a professional!” If memory serves, Nick Tosches‘ “Dino” biography reports that Martin and costar Corinne Calvet didn’t have it off before, during or after principal photography.

September 11, 2012by Jeffrey Wells20 Comments