Previously filmed in 1930 as True to the Navy Kenyon Nicholsons old stage farce Sailor Beware returned to the screen in 1936 as Lady Be Careful The plot remains substantially the same as an amorous sailor named Dynamite Lew Ayres bets his pals that he can thaw icy beautycontest winner Billie Mary Carlisle What follows is a series of misunderstandings arguments and reconciliations all wrapped up in a happyeverafter conclusion