Sailor's Holiday

Sep 14, 1929

0h 59m

★ 5.2

Here's a riot of mirth-aboard ship and ashore!

Overview

Sailors Pike and Shorty are on leave when a street woman swindles them out of some money by telling them she is looking for her long-lost brother, a sailor.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Pathé Exchange

Sailor's Holiday Trailers

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Cast

Adam Pike

Alan Hale

Molly Jones

Sally Eilers

Shorty

George Cooper

Jimmylegs

Paul Hurst

Mrs. Pike

Mary Carr

Captain

Charles Clary

Captain

Jack Richardson

The Fast Worker

Natalie Joyce

Her Secretary

Philip Sleeman

Sailor in Cafe (uncredited)

Ray Cooke

Midway Customer (uncredited)

Russ Powell

(uncredited)

Randolph Scott

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