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Why Sailors Leave Home

1930·Directed by Monty Banks

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Released
September 1, 1930
Runtime
1h 11m

About Why Sailors Leave Home

  • Comedy

Synopsis

When their ship arrives in an Arabian port, the sailors are given shore leave among them Bill Biggles, who has previously had little success with women. Visiting a sheik who has long been under obligation to him, Bill is welcomed at the palace, and the polygamous ruler, who has abducted a damsel, decides to absent himself and appoint Bill as his deputy. It seems Bill's luck is set to change dramatically until the wives decide to go on strike!

Director
  • Monty Banks
Writers
  • SCSyd Courtenay
  • Lola Harvey

Principal cast

In billing order
  • Leslie FullerBill Biggles
  • PBPeter BernardGeorge
  • Eve GraySlave Girl
  • GCGladys CruickshankSlave Girl
  • DVDmitri VetterMulthasa
  • FMFrank MelroydCaptain
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