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22/03/1935 Music, Comedy 1h 13m
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SAIL AWAY ON A CRUISE OF MERRIMENT & MELODY

Overview

A young pacifist, after refusing on principle to defend her sweetheart's honor and being banished in disgrace, joins a riverboat troupe as a singer, acquires a reputation as a crackshot after a saloon brawl in which the villain of the piece accidentally kills himself with his own gun, falls in love with his former fianceé's sister and finally bullies an apprehensive family into accepting him.

  1. A. Edward Sutherland

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Bing Crosby

    Tom Grayson

  2. W.C. Fields

    Commodore Jackson

  3. Joan Bennett

    Lucy

  4. Queenie Smith

    Alabam

  5. Gail Patrick

    Elvira

  6. Claude Gillingwater

    General Rumford

  7. John Miljan

    Major Patterson

  8. Jan Duggan

    Thrilled Passenger in Pilot House

  9. Fred Kohler

    Captain Blackie

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Reviews

A review by talisencrw
Written by talisencrw on 2016-06-25
I sold this film to myself as simply a musical with W.C. Fields and Joan Bennett in it, and it worked for me in that regard. Worth a watch if you're intrigued by bizarrely-plotted musical comedies from the 30's.
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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