Corrected entry: In the opening scene where the three sailors have just gotten off their ship and are talking to the crane operator (singing "New York, New York"), Frank Sinatra is holding nothing in his hands, then the camera angle changes and he has his guidebook in his right hand.
On the Town (1949)
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Directed by: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Ann Miller, Betty Garrett
Factual error: One does not simply walk (or run) onto or off a U.S. Navy ship. Every individual coming aboard stops at the head of the brow (gangplank to civilians), faces the ensign (flag) at the stern and salutes, then turns to face the officer of the deck (OOD), salutes again, and says, "Request permission to come aboard, sir." The OOD returns the salute and says, "Permission granted," whereupon the individual steps off the brow onto the ship. A similar procedure is used when leaving the ship, with the individual requesting permission to go ashore.
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Correction: If you look very closely, he actually has his guidebook in his hands the whole time, from the moment he first gets off the boat.